Stress experiences of family members of registered sex offenders

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 611-626

  Tewksbury, Richard ^a   Levenson, Jill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b LYNN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION; FAMILY STRESS; FEAR; HOUSING; RECIDIVISM; SEXUAL CRIME; SHAME; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349402001     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.878     Document Type: Article

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