Forensic examination of the mentally disabled sexual abuse complainant
| Autor: | Rebecca S. Chave-Cox |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Culture Population Poison control Best interests Vulnerable Populations Suicide prevention Pathology and Forensic Medicine Intellectual Disability Injury prevention medicine Humans Disabled Persons Mental Competency Psychiatry education Physical Examination education.field_of_study Informed Consent business.industry Sex Offenses Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Forensic Medicine United Kingdom Sexual abuse Learning disability medicine.symptom business Law |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 25:71-75 |
| ISSN: | 1752-928X |
| Popis: | Individuals who have mental disabilities are more vulnerable to sexual abuse than the general population and even less likely to report the offence. Furthermore they face greater barriers if they wish to seek help, support or prosecution. Where abuse is alleged or suspected, a complainant with a mental disability will often have the capacity to decide whether they wish to undergo intimate forensic examination. However, in cases where the individual truly lacks capacity it must be decided on an case to case basis without assumption or preconception whether such an examination is truly in their best interests. This aim of this review is to discuss sexual offences against adults with mental disabilities and the identification and management of these individuals. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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