Female sexual offenders: A review of empirical research

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1-16

  Christiansen, Alyson R ^a   Thyer, Bruce A ^b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female sex offenders; Incest; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009545145     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v06n03_01     Document Type: Article

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