Beyond vulnerability: An ecological model approach to conceptualizing risk of sexual violence against people with learning difficulties

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-112

  Hollomotz, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning disability; Sexual abuse; Sexual violence; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 59449089780     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcm091     Document Type: Article

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