Sexual knowledge and attitudes of men with intellectual disability who sexually offend

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 74-81

  Lunsky, Yona ^a,b   Frijters, Jan ^c   Griffiths, Dorothy M ^c   Watson, Shelley L ^d   Williston, Stephanie ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Counterfeit deviance; Intellectual disability; Sexual offence; Socio sexual attitudes; Socio sexual knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MASTURBATION; OFFENDER; PSYCHOMETRY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPHILIAS; PEDOPHILIA; RAPE; SEX EDUCATION; SEX OFFENSES; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34347395916     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250701408004     Document Type: Article

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