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The paper concentrates mostly on the ripple effects of the sexual assault of adults.

The article provides a brief overview of developmental disabilities and the diagnostic criteria for mental retardation. The article also offers practical tips for prosecutors in cases where the victim in a sexual assault case has a diagnosis of mental retardation.

This guide is meant to serve as a critical resource for research areas that should be addressed during the next decade by CDC and its partners in response to current and future public health needs and events.

This paper examines how theoretical explanations of sexual violence have shaped intervention and community responses. The paper does this by examining the influence of the predominant perspectives that focus on the psychopathology of sex offenders.

"This paper is about young people who have committed acts of sexual abuse. It is written for those who might come across this issue in their day-to-day work and would like to know what the current research and practice says about understanding and responding to this group of young people."