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Patterns of denial in sex offenders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

H. G. Kennedy  and
D. H. Grubin
H. G. Kennedy*
Affiliation:
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London
D. H. Grubin
Affiliation:
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
1 Address for correspondence: Dr. H. G. Kennedy, Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

Men convicted of sex offences (N = 102) were interviewed in two prisons. Cluster analysis was used to generate three groups according to pattern of denial; a fourth group was composed of men who denied their offence altogether. The groups differed in their ethnic make-up, offence type and past history of sexual offending.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , February 1992 , pp. 191 - 196
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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