Children and young people with harmful sexual behaviours: First analysis of data from a scottish sample

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-125

  Hutton, Linda ^a   Whyte, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children and young people in trouble; Harmful sexual behaviours; Sexual offences; Young offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951171700     PISSN: 13552600     EISSN: 17426545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552600600816252     Document Type: Article

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