Factors affecting attitudes toward juvenile sex offenders

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-196

  Sahlstrom, Kimberly J ^a   Jeglic, Elizabeth L ^b,c  

^a Capstone Youth and Family Services   (Canada)

^b JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Juvenile sex offender; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM; ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN RELATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS;

EID: 57749134915     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538710801916705     Document Type: Article

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