Child care providers who commit sexual offences: A description of offender, offence, and victim characteristics

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 384-406

  Moulden, Heather M ^a   Firestone, Philip ^a   Wexler, Audrey F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent sex offenders; Child care providers; Day care; Female sex offenders; Sexual offenders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARCHIVAL VIOLENT CRIME LINKAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY; POLICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD CARE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 34447301762     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X06298465     Document Type: Article

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