Adolescent sexual offenders: The relationship between typology and recidivism

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 218-233

  Chu, Chi Meng ^a,b   Thomas, Stuart D M ^a,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Community Development   (Singapore)

^c VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual abusers; Delinquency; Juvenile sex offender; Recidivism; Typology; Victim

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952308370     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063210369011     Document Type: Article

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