Management of sexually inappropriate behaviours in men with learning disabilities

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-110

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

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

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning disability; Management; Risk assessment; Sex offenders; Sexually inappropriate behaviour; Supervision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; OFFENDER; PATIENT MONITORING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS; VICTIM;

EID: 0142057259     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478994031000074315     Document Type: Article

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