The Nature of Sexual Offenders' Affective Empathy: A Grounded Theory Analysis

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 249-261

  Webster, Stephen D ^a   Beech, Anthony R ^b  

^a National Probation Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affective empathy; axial coding; grounded theory; open coding; sexual offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 84993736170     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906320001200402     Document Type: Article

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