Invisible Victims: Sexual Assault of People with an Intellectual Disability.

Carmody, Moira

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ERIC Number: EJ447306

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Invisible Victims: Sexual Assault of People with an Intellectual Disability.

Carmody, Moira

Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v17 n2 p229-36 1991

This paper discusses the lack of attention that has been given by helping professionals, police, welfare systems, and legal systems concerning the sexual assault of adults who are intellectually disabled, with special emphasis on the situation in New South Wales, Australia. Reasons why people with intellectual disability are particularly vulnerable to sexual assault are explored. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Court Litigation, Foreign Countries, Legal Responsibility, Mental Retardation, Police, Sexual Abuse, Social Problems, Social Services, Victims of Crime

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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