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Special Considerations in the Psychiatric Evaluation of Sexual Offenders against Minors

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The first priest approached the bishop and asked, “Father, may I smoke while praying?” to which the bishop responded, “I’m sorry, my son, but that is not permitted.” The second priest, having overheard the conversation, thought for awhile before going to the bishop a few weeks later to ask, “Father, may I pray when smoking?” to which the bishop replied, “Of course, my son, of course.”

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Berlin, F.S. (1989). Special Considerations in the Psychiatric Evaluation of Sexual Offenders against Minors. In: Rosner, R., Schwartz, H.I. (eds) Juvenile Psychiatry and the Law. Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5526-7_8

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