Acceptance and completion of treatment among sex offenders

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 402-417

  Langevin, Ron ^a,b  

^a Juniper Associates   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Dropout; Recidivism; Refusal; Sex offender; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BISEXUALITY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DISABILITY; DRUG ABUSE; EXHIBITIONISM; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INCEST; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OFFENDER; PSYCHOPATHY; RAPE; RECIDIVISM; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SEX OFFENSES; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 33745567536     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X06286870     Document Type: Article

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