Grade failure and special education placement in sexual offenders' educational histories

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 743-751

  Cantor, James M ^a   Kuban, Michael E ^a   Blak, Thomas ^a   Klassen, Philip E ^a,b   Dickey, Robert ^a,b   Blanchard, Ray ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Grade failure; Neuropsychology; Pedophilia; Phallometry; Sex offenders; Sexual abuse; Special education

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EROTISM; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OFFENDER; PEDOPHILIA; PENILE BLOOD FLOW; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL CRIME; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PEDOPHILIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 33845414952     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-006-9018-6     Document Type: Article

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