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Paraphilic disorder Voyeuristic disorder Exhibitionistic disorder Frotteuristic disorder Sexual masochistic disorder Sexual sadistic disorder Pedophilic disorder Pedophilic disorder Fetishistic disorder Transvestic disorder Other specified paraphilic disorder (i.e., zoophilia, necrophilia) Unspecified paraphilic disorder Arizona69 California70 Florida71 Illinois72 Iowa73 Kansas74 Massachusetts75 Minnesota76 Missouri77 Nebraska78 New Hampshire79 New Jersey80 New York81 North Dakota82 Pennsylvania (juveniles only)83 South Carolina84 Texas85 Virginia86 Washington87 Wisconsin88 State Chemical or Surgical Treatment Provided By Informed Consent? Alabama109 Chemical Department of Health Medical professional must inform individual of effects and potential side effects. Individual must sign acknowledgement of receipt of such information. California110 Chemical (MPA or equivalent) or Surgical Department of Corrections Person must be informed of side effects of chemical treatment and must acknowledge receipt of this information. Florida111 Chemical or surgical (choice of defendant) Department of Corrections Medical provider must determine whether defendant is a candidate. Informed consent is necessary if the defendant elects physical castration. Iowa112 Chemical (MPA or other “approved” drug) or surgical (choice of defendant) Department of Corrections No information in the law regarding informed consent or involvement of medical professional. Louisiana113 Chemical or surgical (choice of defendant) Department of Public Safety and Corrections Medical provider must determine whether defendant is an appropriate candidate. Informed consent is necessary if the defendant elects physical castration. Montana114 Chemical (MPA or its chemical equivalent) Department of Corrections Person must be “medically informed of its effects.” Texas115 Surgical (elective) Physician employed or retained by the department Inmate must be evaluated by a psychologist or psychiatrist. A physician must obtain informed, written consent. Wisconsin116 Chemical (antiandrogens or equivalent) Licensed Physician Must be assessed by a licensed physician. Treatment is monitored by a physician, who must also discuss the risks and benefits with the offender. Competency to Stand Trial (CST) Assessments in PWID/SC Assess whether prior education affects evaluators’ comfort in detecting intellectual disabilities and understanding how they manifest in CST assessments Assess the degree to which PWID/SC understand disclosures made prior to CST assessments and to what degree lack of understanding affects their engagement in these evaluations and what they disclose to examiners Determine rates of incompetency to stand trial among PWID/SC Explore the role of bias in CST assessments in PWID/SC Defenses of Mental Illness or Impairment in PWID/SC Evaluate how often PWID/SC raise an NGRI defense and how often it is successful Explore whether lack of appreciation of societal standards and lack of sexual education may, at times, meet insanity defense standards Determine appropriate guidelines for the evaluation of diminished capacity in defendants with PWID/SC SVP Assessments for PWID/SC Determine the prevalence of PWID/SC who are committed under these statutes Determine how often competency to consent to be interviewed is determined by forensic evaluators for these evaluations Assess whether forensic clinicians feel comfortable evaluating the role an intellectual disability may have on determining whether a person is at risk for violent recidivism Assess how accurate psychiatrists are in diagnosing a paraphilic disorder in a PWID/SC “Chemical Castration” for PWID/SC Determine how often these agents are being used on PWID/SC Determine the process for obtaining informed consent (written, verbal) and how well those with ID understand the agents that they are receiving Determine how comfortable psychiatrists are in treating those with PWID/SC with anti-libidinal agents
