Factors associated with treatment acceptance and compliance among incarcerated male sex offenders

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 880-897

  Clegg, Carl ^a   Fremouw, William ^b   Horacek, Thomas ^c   Cole, Angel ^d   Schwartz, Rebecca ^b  

^a Los Angeles Co Metropol Transp A   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pruntytown Correctional Center   (United States)

^d Huttonsville Correctional Center   (United States)

Author keywords

incarceration; male offenders; sex offenders; treatment acceptance; treatment compliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; SEX OFFENSES; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 80052305477     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X10376160     Document Type: Article

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