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Male mentally handicapped sex offenders.
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The finding of two subgroups of mentally handicapped male sex offenders has important implications for prevention, assessment and treatment.Abstract:
BACKGROUND Sex offences are overrepresented in the mentally handicapped, but information about the characteristics and offence behaviour of this group is limited.
METHOD A retrospective case note survey was made of 47 male patients referred for antisocial sexual behaviour.
RESULTS Of 191 offences and/or incidents committed, 55.5% were heterosexual, 24% indecent exposure, 12.4% homosexual, 13.6% serious and 3.6% involved physical assault. Average age of the offenders was 23.9 years, with a mean IQ of 59.5, and there was a high prevalence of family psychopathology, psychiatric illness, minor physical disabilities, sexual experience, impaired relationship skills and sexual recidivism. Recidivists showed a low specificity for offence type and age and sex of victim. Categorical analysis differentiated a 'sex offences only' group from a 'sex plus other offences' group in the key areas of psychopathology, offence behaviour and outcome; this was supported by factor analysis.
CONCLUSION The finding of two subgroups of mentally handicapped male sex offenders has important implications for prevention, assessment and treatment.read more
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Research and literature on sex offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities
TL;DR: It does appear that sex offenders with ID are more likely to commit offences across categories and to be less discriminating in their victims, and there may also be an association with sexual abuse in childhood.
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Quantitative Reanalysis of Aggregate Data on IQ in Sexual Offenders
TL;DR: Assessment of whether sexual offenders score lower in IQ than nonsexual offenders and which sexual offense characteristics relate to IQ confirm the association between IQ and sexual offending and suggest that previous discrepancies are attributable to how many pedophilic individuals were in each sample.
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Sexual abuse in children and adolescents with intellectual disability.
TL;DR: The present data support theories which (1) recognize gender differences in sexual abuse patterns and (2) have a developmental perspective, incorporating the influence of adolescence.
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Risk Assessment in Offenders With Intellectual Disability: A Comparison Across Three Levels of Security
William R. Lindsay,Todd Hogue,John L. Taylor,Lesley Steptoe,Paul Mooney,Gregory O'Brien,Susan Johnston,Anne H. W. Smith +7 more
TL;DR: Male offenders with intellectual disabilities from high-, medium-, and low-security settings, as well as community settings, were compared on a range of risk assessments, finding significant areas under the curve for the prediction of violence.
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Physical conditions and challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disability: a systematic review
TL;DR: Medical conditions can play a role in challenging behaviour, and this should be evaluated in the clinical setting, but the level of evidence is generally low, and longitudinal studies are completely lacking.
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Transvestites and Transsexuals: Toward a Theory of Cross-Gender Behavior
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Sex Offenders: An Analysis of Types
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