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No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. Although risk factors associated with offending and recidivism are relatively well-established for mainstream sexual offenses, much less is known about men with a low IQ who have sexually offended MIQSO , let alone those with forensic involvement.
In this exploratory study, convicted for the commission of at least one sexual offense and found not criminally responsible because a mental disorder were recruited in a maximum-security hospital. In contrast, MIQSO obtained significantly higher scores on major mental illness, problems with planning and problems with self-awareness.
It is concluded that risk factors related with general and sexual delinquency better describe offenses committed by MSO, whereas risk factors related with mental disorder, lack of insight and contextual impulsivity better describe offenses committed by MIQSO. Although the prevalence of men with a low IQ who have sexually offended MIQSO is notoriously difficult to ascertain 1 — 3 , the association between lower IQ and higher odds of committing general, violent or sexual criminality is well established 4 — 6.
In fact, people with a low IQ i. Evaluating and treating patients with a low IQ or an intellectual disability [ID; i. Determining the specific if any clinical and criminogenic factors of sexual offenses committed by men with a low IQ treated in forensic settings is of utmost importance, not only to better understand the circumstances and motives associated with this particular type of offense, but also for clinicians who have to decide which individual is at risk or not to reoffend. Given the complexity and specific challenges associated with understanding and treating MIQSO, a growing number of handbooks, reviews, and studies have been published during the past decade about the origin, context, assessment, and treatment of this type of sexual offending [e.
