Appendix Four
What is the Impact of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviours?
PERSON WITH DISABILITY
FAMILY OF PERSON WITH A
DISABILITY
PHYSICAL
EMOTIONAL
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Bullying
Prison
Isolation
STIs
Pregnancy
Loss of services/
support/leisure activities
 Financial – loss of work, cost of
lawyers
 Physical risk ie harm from
others
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Physical distress
Isolation
Fragmentation
Financial burden of court costs
etc.
 Removal of a family member
 Disruption to own life i.e
interruptions to work for
appointments
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Loss trust
Depression
Get more attention
Fear of discovery
Bullying – cyber/actual
Rejection
Confusion – Why is it wrong?,
never been corrected before,
allowed to do it before
A need fulfilled – attention?
Shame, guilt
Distraught
Loss of confidence and trust in
the perpetrator
Strain on family relationships
Blame
Confusion- What did we
(parents) do wrong?
Lifelong impact
What is the impact of the Criminal Conviction to the person with a disability?
Timeframe:
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At the time of conviction
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Time during sentence
Isolation
Sadness, confusion, surprise
Ostracised
Lack of understanding of the Justice System
Depression, shame
Self-harm
Get a ‘bad’ reputation
Risk of media interest
Going onto the Sex Offenders Register
Fear- what will happen to me?
Suicidal ideation
Inappropriate role models in remand – come out
worse than when you went in
Boredom
Some like it
Loss of their support and services
Victimisation
Bullying
Fear of going to court –the unknown
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Post sentence
Unable to go to public venues without the risk of
being seen to be “loitering” – meet friend/girl or
boy friend, go to the movies or park
Sexual Offending Monitoring Service- restrictions
are applied:
 very invasive e.g. not able to go where I
want,
 need to tell them if I get a tattoo, move
home or apply for a job
 can’t get a girlfriend with children
because of the restrictions
Removal from the family and friends and job
Fear of another conviction
Increase in mental health issues
Homelessness
Change in sex drive – increased/decreased
Lack of trust – authorities, family, school, work
etc.
Family disowned me, “I have no contact with
them now”
“Can’t come to your appointments for education
because I have so much community service to
do!!!!”
Someone put the details on Facebook now I can’t
go to my local area or see my friends in my local
pub.
I would like to work in the mines as a kitchen
hand. How can I when I have to report in so
often.
I have a piece of paper with restrictions on, not
sure what it means!