New nomenclature for sexually abusive youth: Naming and assessing sexually violent and predatory offenders

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-128

  Miccio Fonseca, L C ^a   Rasmussen, Lucinda A ^b  

^a Clinic for the Sexualities   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sex offender; Antisocial; Empirically guided assessment; Sexual behavior problems; Sexually abusive behavior in children and adolescents; Sexually violent predator; Tools of assessment; Typology; Violent sex offender

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749116026     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926770802616431     Document Type: Review

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