Legal, ethical, and methodological considerations in the internet-based study of child pornography offenders

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-105

  Ray, James V ^a   Kimonis, Eva R ^b   Donoghue, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Gray Robinson Attorneys at Law ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDOPHILIA; PRIVACY; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH ETHICS; SEXUAL CRIME;

CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; EROTICA; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDOPHILIA; PRIVACY; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 76149123258     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.906     Document Type: Article

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