Within-treatment outcome among sexual offenders: A review

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 369-379

  Beggs, Sarah ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assessment; Recidivism; Review; Sex offender; Treatment change; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; RECIDIVISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 77956190322     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2010.06.005     Document Type: Review

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