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- Title
Sex, Dementia, Capacity and Care Homes.
- Authors
Bartlett, Peter
- Abstract
This paper addresses the appropriate legal and policy approach to sexual conduct involving people with dementia in care homes, where the mental capacity of one or both partners is compromised. Such conduct is prohibited by sections 34-42 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, but this article asks whether this blanket prohibition is necessarily the appropriate response. The article considers a variety of alternative responses, eventually arguing that clearer guidance regarding prosecution should be issued.
- Subjects
HUMAN sexuality &; law; DEMENTIA patients; HOME care services; SEX crime laws; SEXUAL behavior of people with mental illness
- Publication
Liverpool Law Review, 2010, Vol 31, Issue 2, p137
- ISSN
0144-932X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10991-010-9077-6