Sexual offender laws and prevention of sexual violence or recidivism

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 412-419

  Bonnar Kidd, Kelly K ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT POTSDAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEAR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MANDATORY REPORTING; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEAR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MANDATORY REPORTING; PARENTS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX OFFENSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77149162013     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.153254     Document Type: Review

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