Predictors of child pornography offenses and child sexual abuse in a community sample of pedophiles and hebephiles

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-242

  Neutze, Janina ^a   Seto, Michael C ^b   Schaefer, Gerard A ^a   Mundt, Ingrid A ^a   Beier, Klaus M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ROYAL OTTAWA HEALTH CARE GROUP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child Pornography Offenders; Child Sexual Abuse Offenders; Dynamic Risk Factors; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955700049     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063210382043     Document Type: Article

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