Introduction to special issue on sex offenses and offenders: Toward evidence-based public policy

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 477-481

  Harris, Andrew J ^a   Lurigio, Arthur J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Sex crime; Sex offender policy; Sexual victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950302779     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854810363558     Document Type: Article

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