Sex, Sexuality, Sexual Offending and the Rights of Persons with Mental Disabilities

Although the legal issues related to sexual autonomy and sexual offending are significantly different, the resistance to providing adequate and effective counsel and the employment of the vividness heuristic (to privilege anecdote and reject valid and reliable research) is similar in both cases. The...

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Main Authors: Michael L. Perlin, Heather Ellis Cucolo, Alison J. Lynch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Laws
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/6/4/20