Examining the modus operandi of sexual offenders against children and its practical implications

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-12

  Leclerc, Benoit ^a   Proulx, Jean ^b   Beauregard, Eric ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Institut Philippe Pinel de Montreal   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Modus operandi; Sexual offending; Situational crime prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COOPERATION; CRIMINOLOGY; FANTASY; HUMAN; MODEL; OFFENDER; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; TRUST; VICTIM;

EID: 58349109660     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2008.08.001     Document Type: Review

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