Risk assessment in child sexual abuse cases

Child Welfare

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-82

  Levenson, Jill S ^a   Morin, John W ^b  

^a LYNN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Offender Rehabilitation and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CUSTODY; FOSTER CARE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD WELFARE; FOSTER HOME CARE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 33645695505     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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