Perceptions of sex offenders with intellectual disability: a comparison of forensic staff and the general public

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Perceptions of sex offenders with intellectual disability: a comparison of forensic staff and the general public

Background. Existing literature suggests that individuals with intellectual disability are not always held accountable for their actions and forensic staff are unlikely to report their sexually harmful behaviour. Method. This research explores how categorisation of an offender as having intellect...

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Main Authors:	Steans, Jennifer, Duff, Simon
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley 2018
Subjects:	Attitudes towards Sex Offenders; ATS; Intellectual disability; Sex offenders with an intellectual disability
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50920/

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