The effective treatment of juveniles who sexually offend: An ethical imperative

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 286-306

  Letourneau, Elizabeth J ^a,c   Borduin, Charles M ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Juvenile sexual offenders; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849148494     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508420802066940     Document Type: Review

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