The construction and validation of a scale to assess psychological risk and well-being in sex offender treatment providers

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-100

  Clarke, Jo ^a   Roger, Derek ^b,c  

^a HMP Full Sutton   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 33846615009     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532506X93927     Document Type: Article

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