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Sex Offending Behavior

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Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Sex offending behavior in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) is a serious problem with significant consequences for the victims, offenders, and their social communities (Barron, Hassiots, & Banes, 2002; Nezu, Nezu, & Dudek, 1998). A growing awareness of such problems in people with ID, as well as heightened societal and cultural sensitivity to the occurrence of sex offenses, requires effective solutions with regard to assessment and treatment.

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    Christine Maguth Nezu, Arthur M. Nezu, Tamara L. Klein & Mary Clair

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Nezu, C.M., Nezu, A.M., Klein, T.L., Clair, M. (2007). Sex Offending Behavior. In: Jacobson, J.W., Mulick, J.A., Rojahn, J. (eds) Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Issues on Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-32931-5_32

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