Victim resistance in child sexual abuse: A look into the efficacy of self-protection strategies based on the offender's experience

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1868-1883

  Leclerc, Benoit ^a   Wortley, Richard ^a   Smallbone, Stephen ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

child sexual abuse; effectiveness; self protection; victim resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAPE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955828497     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510372941     Document Type: Article

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