High-risk sexual offenders: An examination of sexual fantasy, sexual paraphilia, psychopathy, and offence characteristics

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 144-156

  Woodworth, Michael ^a   Freimuth, Tabatha ^a   Hutton, Erin L ^a   Carpenter, Tara ^a   Agar, Ava D ^b   Logan, Matt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fantasy; High risk; Paraphilia; Psychopathy; Sexual offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXHIBITIONISM; FANTASY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SADISM; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SEXUAL FANTASY; WEAPON;

ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FANTASY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPHILIAS; PEDOPHILIA; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; SADISM; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875389248     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: 18736386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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