Homicidal and nonhomicidal child molesters: Psychological, phallometric, and criminal features

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 305-323

  Firestone, Philip ^a   Bradford, John M ^b   Greenberg, David M ^c   Larose, Michel R ^a   Curry, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homicide; Psychopathy; Rape; Serial offenders; Sexual aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649083779     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906329801000405     Document Type: Article

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