Recidivism rates for registered and nonregistered juvenile sexual offenders

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393-408

  Letourneau, Elizabeth J ^a   Armstrong, Kevin S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Juvenile sexual offender; Recidivism; Registration

Indexed keywords

EID: 57249108269     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063208324661     Document Type: Article

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