Using wilderness therapy in treating adolescent sexual offenders

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-117

  Lambie, Ian ^a   Hickling, Lisa ^b   Seymour, Fred ^a   Simmonds, Les ^c   Robson, Marlyn ^b   Houlahan, Chanel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Youth Horizons Trust ^*  (New Zealand)

^c Youth Horizons Trust   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual offenders; Community treatment programme; Follow up study; Wilderness group therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845507070     PISSN: 13552600     EISSN: 17426545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552600008413302     Document Type: Article

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