A comparison of criminal sexual conduct defendants based on victim age

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1372-1375

  Poortinga, Ernest ^a   Lemmen, Craig ^a   Majeske, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic psychiatry; Logistic regression; Psychosis; Sex offender; Victim age

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INCEST; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 36949034687     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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