Psychosocial characteristics of criminals committing incest and other sex offenses: A survey in a Taiwanese prison

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 554-560

  Lung, For Wey ^a   Huang, Shu Fen ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Incest offenders; Mental disorder; Other sex offenders; Psychosocial characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DELINQUENCY; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; PRISON; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CRIME; HUMANS; INCEST; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRISONS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX OFFENSES; TAIWAN;

EID: 4644230985     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X04265083     Document Type: Review

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