Can we profile sex offenders? A review of sex offender typologies

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 508-518

  Robertiello, Gina ^b   Terry, Karen J ^a  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b Felician College   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Classification; Recidivism; Sex offenders; Typologies

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANGER; CHILD ABUSE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; REVIEW; SADISM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 34547793191     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2007.02.010     Document Type: Review

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