Community management of sex offenders with intellectual disabilities: Characteristics, services, and outcome of a statewide program

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 391-398

  McGrath, Robert J ^a   Livingston, Joy A ^b   Falk, Gail ^c  

^a McGrath Psychological Services   (United States)

^b Weeks Building ^*  (United States)

^c Weeks Building   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RECURRENCE; SEX OFFENSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37149045550     PISSN: 19349556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556(2007)45[391:CMOSOW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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