Juvenile female and male sex offenders: A comparison of offender, victim, and judicial processing characteristics

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-165

  Vandiver, Donna M ^a   Teske Jr , Raymond ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Juvenile female sex offender; Juvenile male sex offender; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REGISTRATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINAL LAW; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; TEXAS;

EID: 33644598322     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X05277941     Document Type: Article

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