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Dr SIMON DUFF's Outputs (3)

Delivering an intervention to a young person minimising his harmful sexual behaviour: a practice case study (2018)
Journal Article
Hatton, V. A., & Duff, S. (2019). Delivering an intervention to a young person minimising his harmful sexual behaviour: a practice case study. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 25(2), 207-222. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2018.1551499

Young perpetrators of harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) often minimise the severity of their offending. Whilst there have been mixed findings, the most recent literature suggests offence-specific minimisation increases the risk of sexual recidivism in h... Read More about Delivering an intervention to a young person minimising his harmful sexual behaviour: a practice case study.

The influence of contextual information regarding the breakdown of relationships and perpetrator-target sex composition on perceptions of relational stalking (2018)
Journal Article
Scott, A. J., Duff, S. C., Sheridan, L., & Rajakaruna, N. (2019). The influence of contextual information regarding the breakdown of relationships and perpetrator-target sex composition on perceptions of relational stalking. Psychology, Crime and Law, 25(4), 364-380. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2018.1529231

The present study examines the influence of prior relationship (with contextual information regarding the breakdown of the relationship) and perpetrator-target sex composition on perceptions of relational stalking. The study employed an experimental... Read More about The influence of contextual information regarding the breakdown of relationships and perpetrator-target sex composition on perceptions of relational stalking.

Perceptions of sex offenders with intellectual disability: a comparison of forensic staff and the general public (2018)
Journal Article
Steans, J., & Duff, S. (2020). Perceptions of sex offenders with intellectual disability: a comparison of forensic staff and the general public. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(4), 711-719. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12467

Background. Existing literature suggests that individuals with intellectual disability are not always held accountable for their actions and forensic staff are unlikely to report their sexually harmful behaviour.

Method. This research explores how... Read More about Perceptions of sex offenders with intellectual disability: a comparison of forensic staff and the general public.