Undetected and detected child sexual abuse and child pornography offenders

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 168-175

  Neutze, Janina ^a   Grundmann, Dorit ^a   Scherner, Gerold ^a   Beier, Klaus Michael ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child pornography offenders; Child sexual abuse offenders; Detection; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD PORNOGRAPHY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONFIDENTIALITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEBEPHILIA; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PEDOPHILIA; PRISON; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; EROTICA; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPHILIAS; PEDOPHILIA; PRISONERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 84859854689     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: 18736386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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