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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

What Works
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 101-103, September 2017. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - October 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Development and implementation of a discharge pathway protocol for detained offenders with intellectual disabilities
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 144-154, September 2017. Purpose Building the Right Support, a national plan for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in England aims to avoid lengthy stays in hospital for such people. Discharge planning is understood to be helpful in facilitating successful transition from hospital to community services, however, there is little guidance available to help those working with detained patients with ID and offending histories to consider how to affect safe and effective discharges. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/meth...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - October 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Sixteen years of the Brooklands Thinking Skills Offender Programme
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 132-143, September 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the Brooklands Thinking Skills Offender Programme (BTSOP), a social problem-solving skills group programme developed and provided to people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) detained in conditions of medium and low security. The programme has been running and evolving since 2001 and has undergone consistent development over this time. Within the past five years, there have been significant developments of the Secure Service Treatment Pathway and the current pape...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - October 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Teaching early reading skills to adult offenders with intellectual disability using computer-delivered instruction
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 122-131, September 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the feasibility, and effectiveness, of using Headsprout Early Reading (HER), an online computer program, to teach basic reading skills to adult offenders with mild intellectual disabilities (IDs) in a secure hospital. Design/methodology/approach A single subject pre-post-test design replicated across two participants was used. Two standardized literacy tests were completed at baseline, half way through the intervention, and at the end of the intervention period. A ...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - October 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Social-moral awareness and theory of mind in adult offenders who have intellectual disabilities
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 111-121, September 2017. Purpose There has been little empirical investigation into the theoretical relationship between moral reasoning and offending in people with intellectual disabilities (ID). The purpose of this paper is to compare offending and non-offending ID groups on a new measure of social-moral awareness, and on theory of mind (ToM). Design/methodology/approach A between groups design was used. The scores of 21 male offenders and 21 male non-offenders, all with ID and matched for IQ, were compared on the Social-Moral Awarene...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - October 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

The validity of two diagnostic systems for personality disorder in people with intellectual disabilities: a short report
This study is the first of its kind to revie w the way in which clinicians assess PD. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - October 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research