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ERIC Number: EJ496231
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0156-6555
Children and Youth with Intellectual Disabilities: Targets for Sexual Abuse.
Goldman, Renitta L.
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v41 n2 p89-102 1994
This paper examines the characteristics and behaviors which may exacerbate the vulnerability of children with an intellectual disability toward sexually abusive relationships. It focuses on incidence, characteristics of offenders, characteristics of children, consequences of sexual abuse, and challenges for intervention and prevention. (JDD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Children, Criminals, Incidence, Individual Characteristics, Intervention, Mental Retardation, Prevention, Sexual Abuse, Youth
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Note: Theme Issue: Sharing a Vision of the Future.