Perpetrators of sexual assault continuing to have sex with their victims following the initial assault: Evidence for evolved reproductive strategies

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 454-463

  Ellis, Lee ^a   Widmayer, Alan ^a   Palmer, Craig T ^b  

^a MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolved reproductive strategy; Rape; Sexual assault victimization; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RAPE; SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; VICTIM;

COITUS; CRIME VICTIMS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RAPE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 68149159268     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08316711     Document Type: Article

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