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People with intellectual disabilities can be both the victims and perpetrators of sexual violence (often termed sexual abuse), including child sexual abuse. Prevalence rates of sexual violence against people with intellectual disabilities are high when compared with the experience of the general population.〔 Whilst people with intellectual disabilities experience sexual violence in many of the same ways as the general population,〔〔 they may encounter additional issues relating to their impairments and / or the social environments in which they live. These can include increased vulnerability, questions around ability to consent to sexual activities, differential treatment before the law, social attitudes about intellectual disability and sexuality, and restricted access to suitable support and recovery services. ==Prevalence and incidence== There are large differences between the prevalence and incidence estimates from different pieces of research: results are affected by a number of factors: * Differences in how sexual abuse is defined, and which experiences are counted as abuse for research purposes. * Who is asked about the abuse: reported prevalence and incidence are lower if service managers, staff or case notes are consulted, and higher when people with intellectual disabilities are asked directly. * Whether abuse rates for men and women are combined or calculated separately. * Differences between the groups of people selected to take part in the research.〔Michelle McCarthy, Sexuality and Women with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999.〕 Morris showed, in a British study in 1999, that indicence data on sexual abuse of disabled children can be difficult to compile because: * A common definition of impairment may not have been agreed between the parties making records. * Information may not be recorded consistently. * Some children with mild or moderate intellectual disabilities may not be registered with the services that usually record abuse incidents.〔Morris, J. (1999) 'Disabled children, child protection systems and the Children Act.' Child Abuse Review 8, 91-108, cited in Michelle McCarthy, Sexuality and Women with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sexual abuse and intellectual disability」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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