Females’ Engagement in Offline and Online Sexual Offending and Their Interactions With the Criminal Justice System: A Gender and Age Comparison

This study aimed to extend limited extant knowledge of female-perpetrated sexual offenses, including child sexual abuse material (CSAM) offenses, that enter the criminal justice system. Sexual offenses actioned by the police in one jurisdiction of Australia between 1 January 2012 and 30 June 2021 (N...

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VerfasserInnen: Hull, Isabelle (Verfasst von) ; Christensen, Larissa (Verfasst von) ; McKillop, Nadine (Verfasst von) ; Rayment-McHugh, Susan (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Jahr: 2025, Band: 40, Heft: 21/22, Seiten: 4948-4970
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