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Male mentally handicapped sex offenders
- Author:
- DAY Kenneth
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 165, November 1994, pp.630-639.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Sex offences are over represented in the mentally handicapped, but information about the characteristics and offence behaviour of this group is limited. A retrospective case note survey was made of male patients referred for antisocial sexual behaviour. Categorical analysis differentiated a 'sex offences only' group from a 'sex plus other offences' group in the areas of psychopathology, offence behaviour and outcome. The finding of two subgroups of mentally handicapped male sex offenders has important implications for prevention, assessment and treatment.