Associations Between Youth Homelessness, Sexual Offenses, Sexual Victimization, and Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 181-212

  Heerde, Jessica A ^a   Scholes Balog, Kirsty E ^a   Hemphill, Sheryl A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Homelessness; Sexual offending; Sexual risk behavior; Sexual victimization; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; RAPE; RISK-TAKING; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925519496     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: 15732800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-014-0375-2     Document Type: Article

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