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Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
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A Test of Counterfeit Deviance: A Comparison of Sexual Knowledge in Groups of Sex Offenders with Intellectual Disability and Controls

Amanda M. Michie

NHS Lothian

William R. Lindsay

The State Hospital, Carstairs & University of Abertay, Dundee, bill.lindsay{at}tpct.scot.nhs.uk, NHS Tayside

Victoria Martin

NHS Lothian

Alan Grieve

NHS Tayside

Several authors have suggested that lack of sexual knowledge is a primary reason for inappropriate sexual behaviour in men with intellectual disabilities. This hypothesis, counterfeit deviance, is tested in the current report with two separate cohorts comparing sex offenders and controls, both with intellectual disability. The Socio-Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes Test was completed on all participants and any significant differences between groups indicated that the sex offender cohort had a higher level of knowledge. The hypothesis has not been supported. In addition, a positive relationship was found between intellectual ability and knowledge for the control cohort but not for the sex offender cohort.

Key Words: Counterfeit deviance • Intellectual disability

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Vol. 18, No. 3, 271-278 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/107906320601800305
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