Study characteristics and recidivism base rates in juvenile sex offender recidivism

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-212

  Caldwell, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Juvenile sex offenders; Recidivism; Risk; Sex offender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX OFFENSES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952380561     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08330016     Document Type: Article

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