Do internet-based sexual offenders reduce to normal, inadequate and deviant groups?

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-46

  Henry, Olivia ^a   Mandeville Norden, Rebecca ^b   Hayes, Elizabeth ^b   Egan, Vincent ^c  

^a Probation Officer   (United Kingdom)

^b National Probation Service   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Internet; Paedophiles; Psychometric tests; Sexual offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958694307     PISSN: 13552600     EISSN: 17426545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552600903454132     Document Type: Article

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