Statutory sex crime relationships between juveniles and adults: A review of social scientific research

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 300-314

  Hines, Denise A ^a   Finkelhor, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliant victim; Juvenile victim; Rape; Sexual abuse; Statutory rape

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; DECISION MAKING; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MATE CHOICE; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIOLOGY; STATUTORY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 33847291771     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2006.10.001     Document Type: Review

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