Examining the impact of mixing child molesters and rapists in group-based cognitive-behavioral treatment for sexual offenders

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-45

  Harkins, Leigh ^a   Beech, Anthony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child molesters; Group environment; Process variables; Rapists; Sexual offenders; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; GROUP ENVIRONMENT CALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RAPE; RATING SCALE; RECIDIVISM; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDOPHILIA; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RAPE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 37849044268     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07300267     Document Type: Article

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