Child pornography possessors: Trends in offender and case characteristics

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-42

  Wolak, Janis ^a   Finkelhor, David ^a   Mitchell, Kimberly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

child pornography; Internet; peer to peer networks; sex offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952075293     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063210372143     Document Type: Article

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