Young people with learning disabilities who sexually harm others: the role of criminal justice within a multi-agency response

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Young people with learning disabilities who sexually harm others: the role of criminal justice within a multi-agency response

This paper outlines the key findings from a recent study of statutory service responses to young people with learning disabilities who show sexually inappropriate or abusive behaviours, with a particular focus on the involvement of criminal justice agencies. The study found that although inappropria...

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Main Author:	Fyson, Rachel
Format:	Article
Published:	Blackwell Publishing 2007
Subjects:	learning disability; juvenile abuse; criminal justice; young offenders with learning disabilities; sexual offenders; inappropriate sexual behaviour
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/766/

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