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Childhood sexual abuse and its criminal consequences

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    Cathy Spatz Widom (professor of criminal justice and psychology)

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She is the author of Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Likelihood of Criminal Consequences Later in Life.

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Widom, C.S. Childhood sexual abuse and its criminal consequences. Society 33, 47–53 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02700307

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