Does sexual offender treatment work? A systematic review of outcome evaluations

Psicothema

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-19

  Schmucker, Martin ^a   Lösel, Friedrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRIME; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38549158452     PISSN: 02149915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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