Psychometric assessment of dynamic risk factors for child molesters

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-367

  Allan, Michael ^a   Grace, Randolph C ^a   Rutherford, Bronwyn ^b   Hudson, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Kia Marama Special Treatment Unit   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dynamic risk factors; Follow up studies; Pedophilia; Recidivism; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549086609     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11194-007-9052-5     Document Type: Article

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