Searching for the developmental origins of sexual violence: Examining the co-occurrence of physical aggression and sexual behaviors in early childhood

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-23

  Lussier, Patrick ^a   Healey, Jay ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOPATHY; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 76149146091     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.919     Document Type: Article

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