Incarceration and recidivism among sexual offenders

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-318

  Nunes, Kevin L ^a,c   Firestone, Philip ^a   Wexler, Audrey F ^a,d   Jensen, Tamara L ^a,c   Bradford, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incarceration; Recidivism; Risk; Sexual offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ONTARIO; PRISONERS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; RISK; SEX OFFENSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248545336     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-006-9065-5     Document Type: Article

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