Preventing female-perpetrated sexual abuse

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-32

  Oliver, Brian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Female sex offenders; Secondary prevention; Sexual abuse; Sexual abuse prevention

Indexed keywords

FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLENCE;

DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EROTICA; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX OFFENSES; WOMEN;

EID: 33847786160     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838006296747     Document Type: Article

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