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A neuropsychological asessement of adult sex offenders

@inproceedings{Deutsher2004ANA,
  title={A neuropsychological asessement of adult sex offenders},
  author={Megan M. Deutsher},
  year={2004}
}
There is widespread concern within at least Westem cultures of the potential damage that sex offenders may cause to society. The government statistics highlight a frightening pattern of sexual abuse in Australia, with the trend implicating that sexual assault is on the rise and that children are the predominant victims (ABS, 2003b). Specifically, 17,850 reports of sexual assault were recorded in 2002, a 6% increase since 2001. Further to this, there is still no universal agreement as to the… Expand
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A neuropsychological study of first-time sex offenders over the age of 50: the possible contribution of cognitive deficits in sexual offending

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