Aggression and anxiety in rapists and child molesters

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 652-661

  Shechory, Mally ^a,b   Ben David, Sarah ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anxiety; Child molesters; Rapists; Victim age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BUSS DURKEE HOSTILITY INVENTORY; CHILD ABUSE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLESTATION; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY TEST; RAPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; HUMANS; RAPE; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 27744599284     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X05277943     Document Type: Article

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