Exploring taboos: Comparing male- and female- perpetrated child sexual abuse

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1111-1128

  Peter, Tracey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Comparative analysis; Female perpetrators; Prevalence; Victim and abuser characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TABOO; VICTIM;

ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; TABOO;

EID: 70349303481     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508322194     Document Type: Article

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