Young people with learning disabilities who sexually harm others: the role of criminal justice within a multi-agency response.
This paper outlines the key findings from a recent study of statutory service responses to young people with learning disabilities who show sexually inappropriate or abusive behaviours, with a particular focus on the involvement of criminal justice agencies. The study found that although inappropria...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 181 - 187 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2007
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