A descriptive model of the hunting process of serial sex offenders: A rational choice perspective

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 449-463

  Beauregard, Eric ^a   Rossmo, D Kim ^b   Proulx, Jean ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institut Philippe Pinel de Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hunting pattern; Offending process; Rational choice; Serial sex offender

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547179835     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9101-3     Document Type: Article

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