A description of sexual offending committed by Canadian teachers

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-418

  Moulden, Heather M ^a   Firestone, Philip ^a   Kingston, Drew A ^a   Wexler, Audrey F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

child sexual abuse; position of trust; school; sexual offenders; teachers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFENDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINALS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; SCHOOLS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 77955139041     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2010.495046     Document Type: Article

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