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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

Editorial
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 57-58, June 2017. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - June 21, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Obituary
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 99-100, June 2017. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - June 21, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

ASD and offending: reflections of practice in from a New Zealand perspective
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2017. Purpose There is growing awareness in New Zealand of the impact that Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has on individuals and their families and the ability to engage in health services. Although it is a relatively rare condition, approximately one percent of the population will have ASD, directly affecting approximately 40,000 individuals in New Zealand. The purpose this paper is to provide some reflections and questions on what we can learn from a New Zealand perspective. This is based on an overview of the limited litera...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 12, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

The Inventory of Legal Knowledge (ILK) and adults with intellectual disabilities
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2017. Purpose Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) entering the legal system in the United States are at heightened risk of being incorrectly labeled as malingering. The Inventory of Legal Knowledge (ILK) was recently developed to assess response style of individuals undergoing competency to stand trial evaluations. This paper presents preliminary data on the utility of the ILK with adults with ID. Design/methodology/approach Thirty-two adults were recruited from an American day program for adults with ID. Using a simulation design...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 12, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Rare instances of individuals with autism supporting or engaging in terrorism
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2017. Purpose The prevalence of individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder being associated with terroristic threats, lone wolf terrorism or affiliating with terroristic groups is rare. Design/methodology/approach However, several cases are presented, where individuals with autism are involved in making a na ïve, empty terroristic threat, or uttering serious serial terroristic threats. Other cases are also presented of individuals being at risk for an abduction or being used by a terrorist group, and finally committing an act of domes...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 12, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Disability and the criminal justice system in Zambia
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2017. Purpose Drawing on multi-method research conducted in 2013-2014, this paper considers the extent and nature of disadvantage experienced by individuals with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities (PID) who come into contact with criminal justice system in Zambia. The research was conducted as part of a wider project aiming to bring about improvements in how people with PID are dealt with by criminal justice services. Design/methodology/approach The research activities included interviews with 29individuals with PID who had exper...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 12, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research