An exploratory study of internet-initiated sexual offenses and the chat room sex offender: Has the internet enabled a new typology of sex offender?

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-91

  Briggs, Peter ^a   Simon, Walter T ^a   Simonsen, Stacy ^a  

^a Progressive Therapy Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

chat room; Internet; sex offender; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952098070     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063210384275     Document Type: Article

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