Sexual Predators and Prey: A Comparative Study of the Hunting Behavior of Rapists and Child Molesters

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 27, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2770-2789

  Rebocho, Maria Francisca ^a   Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

offenders; sexual assault; situational factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; VICTIM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COERCION; CRIME VICTIMS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865446823     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260512438280     Document Type: Article

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