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CLINICAL RESEARCH

Adolescent Females Who Have Sexually Offended: Comparisons with Delinquent Adolescent Female Offenders and Adolescent Males Who Sexually Offend

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Pages 63-83 | Received 05 Jun 2001, Accepted 01 Aug 2002, Published online: 24 Sep 2008

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