Typology of female sex offenders: A test of vandiver and kercher

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-89

  Sandler, Jeffrey C ^a   Freeman, Naomi J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Female sex offenders; Replication; Typology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548154192     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906320701900201     Document Type: Article

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