An exploration of burglary in the criminal histories of sex offenders referred for civil commitment

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 765-781

  Harris, Danielle A ^a   Pedneault, Amelie ^b   Knight, Raymond A ^c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

burglary; criminal career; escalation; sex offending

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884492356     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2012.678850     Document Type: Article

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