Sexual abuse by men who work with children

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 345-364

  Colton, Matthew ^a   Roberts, Susan ^b   Vanstone, Maurice ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse by men who work with children; Child sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TEACHING; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PASTORAL CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHING; TRUST; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 77952925537     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538711003775824     Document Type: Article

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