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Does the adapted sex offender treatment programme reduce cognitive distortions? A meta-analysis
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 9, Issue 1, Page 9-21, March 2018. Purpose For the 3.8 per cent of people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) who have offended sexually, the main form of treatment is the group-based, cognitive-behavioural, adapted sex offender treatment programme (ASOTP) that focusses on challenging cognitive distortions condoning sex offending. The purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation of how effective the ASOTP is at reducing ID sex offenders ’ cognitive distortions. Design/methodology/approach Three databases were searched systematically: PsycINFO, ME...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - March 21, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Outcomes of an inner city forensic intellectual disability service
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 9, Issue 1, Page 1-8, March 2018. Purpose National policy in England is now directed towards keeping patients with intellectual disability (ID) presenting with forensic problems for time-limited treatment. The result is that secure hospital services are expected to work much more proactively to discharge patients to community-based services. However, there is little evidence in recent years on the outcome of discharged patients with ID from secure hospitals. The purpose of this paper is to describe the outcomes of a patient group discharged from a special...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - March 21, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Rare instances of individuals with autism supporting or engaging in terrorism: a reply
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 9, Issue 1, Page 64-66, March 2018. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - March 21, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Rare instances of individuals with autism supporting or engaging in terrorism: a response to Lino Faccini and Clare Allely
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 9, Issue 1, Page 59-63, March 2018. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - March 21, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Keep Safe: the development of a manualised group CBT intervention for adolescents with ID who display harmful sexual behaviours
This study is innovative and valuable given the recognition that research and practice is significantly lacking in this area. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - March 21, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Social cognition in intellectually disabled male criminal offenders: a deficit in affect perception?
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 9, Issue 1, Page 32-48, March 2018. Purpose Although intellectual disability (ID) and criminal offending have long been associated, the nature of this link is obfuscated by reliance on historically unrigorous means of assessing ID and fractionating social cognitive skills. The purpose of this paper is to review and report current findings and set an agenda for future research in social perception, social inference and social problem solving in ID violent offenders. Design/methodology/approach The literature is reviewed on comorbidity of criminal offendin...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - March 21, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Working with intellectually disabled autistic individuals – a qualitative study using repertory grids
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 9, Issue 1, Page 22-31, March 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to elucidate how care professionals/providers construe, understand and make sense of the characteristics that are important when providing care to adults with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder, based on their experiences of working within their roles within a residential care setting. Design/methodology/approach Care professionals and providers working at a community autism and intellectual disability service were interviewed to ascertain their experiences of work...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - March 21, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

A critical review of current police training and policy for autism spectrum disorder
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 212-222, December 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically review the current police training and criminal justice policy regarding the treatment of suspects with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during the initial stages of the criminal justice system (CJS), and provide potential policy reform and areas for further research. Design/methodology/approach By reviewing extant literature, research and policy documents, this paper provides a critical review of the current policy and training for dealing with suspects with ASD in...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - November 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Football teams for people with intellectual disabilities living in the community: “it helps your self-esteem and that, don’t it?”
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 201-211, December 2017. Purpose People with intellectual disabilities (ID) can be vulnerable to developing mental health problems. It has been found that participating in regular exercise can help to improve emotional well-being, both in typically developing people and those with ID. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the experiences of community clients with ID who have engaged in a football training programme, and the perceived impacts on attitudes, mood and behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Interviews with seven patients...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - November 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Incompatibilities and seclusion of patients with an autism spectrum disorder detained in high-secure psychiatric care
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 188-200, December 2017. Purpose Whilst individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) represent a relatively small proportion of patients detained in high-secure psychiatric care (HSPC), previous research suggests that such individuals present with difficulties and needs significantly different from non-ASD patient groups. However, to date, there has not been any formal examination of how individuals with an ASD are represented in records of key risk management actions (i.e. seclusions and incompatibilities with other patients). The p...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - November 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Revealing the training on intellectual and developmental disabilities among forensic mental health professionals: a survey report
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 176-187, December 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the training forensic mental health professionals in the USA receive on intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Given the difficulties obtaining accurate prevalence rates of these disabilities in criminal justice settings, it is important to understand how these disabilities are being evaluated and the level of understanding about these disabilities evaluators hold. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was distributed to forensic mental health prof...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - November 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

A review of the pharmacological management of sexually offending behaviour in learning disabled offenders
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 166-175, December 2017. Purpose The management of sexual offending is a major challenge, particularly in men who have an intellectual disability. Psychological therapies have been shown beneficial, and programmes designed for use in the general population have been adapted for use in offenders who have an intellectual disability. There is also a role for pharmacological management, although the quality of evidence for this is noticeably lacking, most likely associated with the ethical and legal issues encountered in conducting well design...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - November 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

ASAP-ID: substance abuse programme for a forensic ID population
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 157-165, December 2017. Purpose There are a lack of recourses for substance abuse (SA) treatment for forensic clients with intellectual disabilities (ID). Many complexities arise when treating this population, calling for the creation of comprehensive resources which not only address the SA, but also account for the risk and offending issues. The purpose of this paper is to detail a pilot programme which aims to provide treatment for forensic ID clients with substance abuse issues as well as a significant risk of reoffending. Design/meth...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - November 28, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research