National Probation Service, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2020 Jul;33(4):711-719. doi: 10.1111/jar.12467. Epub 2018 May 15.
Existing literature suggests that individuals with intellectual disability are not always held accountable for their actions and forensic staff are unlikely to report their sexually harmful behaviour.
This research explores how categorization of an offender as having intellectual disability and the framing of an offence as planned or opportunistic, impacts upon ratings of risk, blame and intent by forensic staff and the general public. The impact of pre-existing attitudes towards sex offenders upon these ratings was also considered.
Differences are identified between participants' ratings when the offender is categorized as having an intellectual disability. More positive attitudes are associated with lower ratings of several factors.
Individuals with overly positive attitudes towards sex offenders could underestimate the risk posed by sex offenders with intellectual disability. These results are important to consider alongside the NHS Transforming Care Agenda.
现有文献表明，智力残疾者并不总是对其行为负责，法医人员也不太可能报告他们的性伤害行为。
本研究探讨了将犯罪者归类为智力残疾者以及将犯罪行为归类为有计划或偶然的行为，如何影响法医人员和公众对风险、责任和意图的评估。还考虑了对性犯罪者预先存在的态度对这些评估的影响。
当犯罪者被归类为智力残疾者时，参与者的评估存在差异。对性犯罪者持有更积极的态度与较低的几个因素评分相关。
对性犯罪者持过于积极态度的个人可能会低估智力残疾性犯罪者所构成的风险。这些结果与国民保健制度（NHS）转型护理议程一起考虑非常重要。
