
ERIC Number: EJ394805
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Legal and Social Alternatives in Treating Older Child Sexual Offenders.
Watson, J. Mark
Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, v13 n2 p141-47 1989
Discusses child molestation cases in which accused is older person, basing discussion on author's experience over five years on professional review panel advising social services agencies and courts in disposition of child abuse cases. Examines principle of diminished responsibility and considers such treatment alternatives as prisons, psychiatry services, vocational rehabilitation, institutionalization, mental health services, and family placement. (NB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Court Litigation, Criminals, Family Role, Mental Health, Older Adults, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation, Sentencing, Sexual Abuse
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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