Coping with stress: the experiences of service-users with intellectual disabilities in forensic services
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 75-83, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – It is now widely acknowledged that stress negatively impacts holistic and well-being and has been identified as a major global concern. The purpose of this paper is to report on a qualitative research study which sought to explore the experiences of stress and the use of coping strategies from t he perspective of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) currently residing within the forensic in-patient services of one National Health Ser...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 23, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Development of the community based individual risk mitigation profile (IRMP) for people who have intellectual disability and are at risk of offending
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 66-74, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development of the community-based individual risk mitigation profile (IRMP) and to examine its effectiveness for people who have an intellectual disability, and are at risk of offending, through the use of a case study. Design/methodology/approach – Case study and literature review. Findings – The tool has been found to be useful and accessible by clinicians. It has a particular focu...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 23, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Liaison and diversion services: embedding the role of learning disability nurses
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 56-65, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to improve the health and criminal justice outcomes for people who come into contact with the criminal justice system. People with learning disabilities (LD) are particularly vulnerable to health and social inequalities within the criminal justice system. Design/m ethodology/approach – Using examples from practice, this paper discusses some of the challenges and achievements experienced by a LD nurse empl...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 23, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Guest editorial
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , June 2016. < br/ > (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 23, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

The support needs of learning disability nurse facilitators of sex offender treatment programmes: a discussion
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 94-102, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The role of the learning disability (LD) nurse has developed and expanded significantly within recent years, especially their responsibility for delivering a variety of specialist treatment programmes. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the facilitation of Sex Offender Treatment Programmes (SOTP) and the issues this raises in providing support for LD nurses. Design/methodology/approach – This is an opinion paper and the vie...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 23, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Journeys into dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT): capturing the staff and service-user experience
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 84-93, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the lived experiences of staff and service-users regarding the introduction of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) into an NHS forensic learning disability (LD) service. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on data from two recent qualitative resear ch studies, the research team used a case-oriented approach to see beyond original findings to capture the shared experiences of the participa...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 23, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Coping with stress: the experiences of service-users with intellectual disabilities in forensic services
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 75-83, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – It is now widely acknowledged that stress negatively impacts holistic and well-being and has been identified as a major global concern. The purpose of this paper is to report on a qualitative research study which sought to explore the experiences of stress and the use of coping strategies from t he perspective of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) currently residing within the forensic in-patient services of one National Health...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 23, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Development of the community based individual risk mitigation profile (IRMP) for people who have intellectual disability and are at risk of offending
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 66-74, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development of the community-based individual risk mitigation profile (IRMP) and to examine its effectiveness for people who have an intellectual disability, and are at risk of offending, through the use of a case study. Design/methodology/approach – Case study and literature review. Findings – The tool has been found to be useful and accessible by clinicians. It has a particular ...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 23, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Liaison and diversion services: embedding the role of learning disability nurses
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 56-65, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to improve the health and criminal justice outcomes for people who come into contact with the criminal justice system. People with learning disabilities (LD) are particularly vulnerable to health and social inequalities within the criminal justice system. Design/m ethodology/approach – Using examples from practice, this paper discusses some of the challenges and achievements experienced by a LD nurse ...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 23, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research