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Why should he do it to me
- Author:
- WELLSTEAD Helen
- Publisher:
- Social Care Association
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 64p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Surbiton
This dissertation looks at the vulnerability to sexual abuse and sexual violence of women with learning difficulties living independently in the community. This involves an examination of the place of women with learning difficulties in society and the causes of sexual abuse and violence.
Towards better interviewing: a handbook for police officers and social workers on the sexual abuse of adults with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- BROWN Hilary, et al
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 73p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Handbook aimed at social workers and police officers who are investigating cases of sexual abuse of adults with learning difficulties. Provides a framework within which the two agencies can collaborate and describes good practice in conducting interviews with adults who are thought to have been abused, have witnessed abuse, or are alleged to have abused others.
Lack of conviction
- Author:
- SONE Kendra
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.6.95, 1995, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Vulnerable rape victims, and women with learning difficulties and mental health problems who are raped are being refused justice because the Crown Prosecution Service continues to let their attackers go free.
Review of health and social services for mentally disordered offenders and others requiring similar services: volume 5; special issues and differing needs; the report of the official working group on services for people with special needs
- Authors:
- REED John, chair
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 142p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents discussion papers on the special needs of mentally disordered offenders. Includes papers covering the following groups: people with learning difficulties; people with brain injury; the deaf or hearing impaired; substance misusers; sex offenders with mental health care needs; and potential suicides. Also looks at the special needs arising from a person's ethnic, cultural or social background, age or gender including: ethnic minority groups; children and adolescents; elderly people; women; and homeless mentally disordered offenders.
There are no easy answers: the provision of continuing care and treatment to adults with learning disabilities who sexually abuse others
- Editors:
- CHURCHILL James, et al
- Publisher:
- Association for Residential Care
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 191p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chesterfield
Explores issues around sexual abuse and learning difficulty and addresses issues of definition, assessment, treatment and management of people with learning difficulties who sexually abuse others. Section one looks at terminology, sets the context and examines the consequences of inaction. Section two examines issues from the literature, including: definitions of abusive behaviour; definitions of learning difficulty; the extent of sexual offending; men with learning difficulties who sexually offend; women abusers; clinical interventions; pharmacological interventions; work with staff and other carers; and ethical issues; section three defines sexual consent and the duty to report. Section four deals with the responsibilities of commissioners, purchasers and providers and includes chapters on: learning from things going wrong; designing better service responses; keeping people safe; and confidentiality. Section five looks at boundaries with criminal justice and other legal systems. Section 6 examines decision making. Section seven looks at assessment and establishing an understanding of an offender. Sections eight and nine are on assessing risk, treatment and risk management. Section ten deals with managing the service on a day to day basis.