An analysis of four sexual offenders' arousal in the natural environment through the use of a portable penile plethysmograph

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-255

  Rea, Jerry A ^a,b   DeBriere, Terry ^a   Butler, Kasey ^a   Saunders, Kathryn J ^b  

^a Parsons State Hospital and Training Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmentally disabled offenders; Penile plethysmography; Phallometry; Sexual offender treatment; Stimulus generalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649083449     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906329801000307     Document Type: Article

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