Demographic and abuse characteristics in adolescent male sexual offenders with “special needs”

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-84

  Fortune, Clare Ann ^a   Lambie, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual offenders with special needs; Comparative study; Demographic and abuse characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447133101     PISSN: 13552600     EISSN: 17426545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552600410001667760     Document Type: Article

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