Hebephilia: Quintessence of diagnostic pretextuality

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 751-768

  Franklin, Karen ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; PARAPHILIAS; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 78649656775     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.934     Document Type: Article

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