Recognizing the threat posed by an incestuous parent to the victim's siblings: Part I: Appraising the risk

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-162

  Wilson, Robin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

Child protection; Incest; Judicial decision making; State intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043053776     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JCFS.0000015704.40389.56     Document Type: Article

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