Sex offenders in the community: Are current approaches counterproductive?

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 352-354

  Appelbaum, Paul S ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY LIVING; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SAFETY; SEXUAL CRIME; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL WELFARE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEMOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGISTER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX OFFENSES; STATE GOVERNMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48149115391     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.59.4.352     Document Type: Short Survey

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