Actuarial risk assessment and recidivism in a sample of uk intellectually disabled sexual offenders

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-106

  Wilcox, Dan ^a   Beech, Anthony ^b   Markall, Helena F ^a   Blacker, Janine ^b  

^a Wilcox Psychological Associates   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual disabilities; Recidivism; Risk assessment; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651451245     PISSN: 13552600     EISSN: 17426545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552600802578577     Document Type: Article

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