Factors associated with criminal convictions for sexually inappropriate behaviour in men with learning disabilities

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 578-607

  Green, Gill ^a   Gray, Nicola S ^b,c   Willner, Paul ^a,d  

^a ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b Glanrhyd Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conviction; Learning disability; Risk assessment; SACJ; Sex offenders; Sexually inappropriate behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW SUIT; LEARNING DISORDER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONELINESS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OFFENDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VICTIM;

EID: 0036934058     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958518021000019407     Document Type: Article

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