Disclosure strategies among sex offenders: A model for understanding the engagement process in groupwork

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-244

  Frost, Andrew ^a   Daniels, Ken ^a   Hudson, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child sexual offenders; Disclosure management style; Engagement; Groupwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049150605     PISSN: 13552600     EISSN: 17426545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552600601009881     Document Type: Article

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