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What kind of support and training do junior qualified nurses working with women with learning disabilities in a secure setting require when dealing with violence and aggression
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2016. Purpose The paper aims to explore the perceived needs of junior nurses working with women with learning disabilities in a secure setting who display violence and aggression. The study aims to contribute to this specialised area of research and to identify potential areas for further post registration education. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a qualitative design using thematic analysis. Initial questionnaires were distributed and the results analysed in order to form initial themes. These ini...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Developing an autism specific framework for forensic case formulation
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2016. Purpose This paper outlines the initial development of a framework to assist in clinical case formulation for individuals diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who have been convicted of violent and other offences. Design/methodology/approach The proposed framework obtains information on the presence of ASD features from an individual ’s developmental history, index offence and offence paralleling behaviours (OPBs). Through obtaining information across these three domains the framework helps the practitioner make a...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Autism, sexual offending, and the criminal justice system
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2016. Purpose There has been growing concern among stakeholders about individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and sex offending as research supports an indirect association. The purpose of this paper is threefold. First, bring more awareness of the sexuality and deviant/criminal sexual behavior among those with ASD to stakeholders in the criminal justice system (CJS). Second, demonstrate that much of the deviant or sexual offending behavior exhibited among those with ASD is often a manifestation of their ASD symptoms and not...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

A comparison of the emotional and behavioural problems of intellectual disability offenders in medium and low security
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2016. Purpose There are few reliable psychometric measures of the psychopathology of offenders with ID. However, previous research has indicated that the Emotional Problems Scale (EPS) is useful in identifying a range of treatment needs and in predicting risk to self and others. The current study aims to compare the severity of the emotional and behavioural problems of a small sample of offenders with ID in medium and low secure services, as assessed by EPS. Additionally, the data are tentatively compared with those reported in previ...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

The impact of DNA on criminal investigation
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour,Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2016. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Developing a screening tool for offenders with intellectual disabilities - the R.A.P.I.D
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/3" > Volume 7, Issue 3 < /a > , September 2016. Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to outline and report on the factors involved with developing a screening tool for offenders with suspected intellectual disability (ID). Design/methodology/approach This paper summarises the wider literature in specific relation to screening tools and methodology, indicating that the need for quick and easy screening measures for this population are sparse. The findings reported in this paper outline the proce...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Treating online inappropriate sexualised behaviour
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/3" > Volume 7, Issue 3 < /a > , September 2016. Purpose This single case design evaluates the use of cognitive behavioural approaches to treat a gentleman with a learning disability who had been reported to the police for allegedly making contact with children using social media in an attempt to initiate a romantic relationship. Design/methodology/approach An 11 session cognitive behavioural intervention was employed, comprising of index offence analysis, challenging distorted cognitions related to ...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

What kind of support and training do junior qualified nurses working with women with learning disabilities in a secure setting require when dealing with violence and aggression
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/3" > Volume 7, Issue 3 < /a > , September 2016. Purpose & #xD; & #xD; The paper aims to explore the perceived needs of junior nurses working with women with learning disabilities in a secure setting who display violence and aggression. The study aims to contribute to this specialised area of research and to identify potential areas for further post registration education. & #xD; & #xD; Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a qualitative design using thematic analysis. Initial questionnai...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Developing an autism specific framework for forensic case formulation
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/3" > Volume 7, Issue 3 < /a > , September 2016. Purpose This paper outlines the initial development of a framework to assist in clinical case formulation for individuals diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who have been convicted of violent and other offences. Design/methodology/approach The proposed framework obtains information on the presence of ASD features from an individual ’s developmental history, index offence and offence paralleling behaviours (OPBs). Through obtaining infor...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Autism, sexual offending, and the criminal justice system
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/3" > Volume 7, Issue 3 < /a > , September 2016. Purpose There has been growing concern among stakeholders about individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and sex offending as research supports an indirect association. The purpose of this paper is threefold. First, bring more awareness of the sexuality and deviant/criminal sexual behavior among those with ASD to stakeholders in the criminal justice system (CJS). Second, demonstrate that much of the deviant or sexual offending behavior exhibit...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

A comparison of the emotional and behavioural problems of intellectual disability offenders in medium and low security
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/3" > Volume 7, Issue 3 < /a > , September 2016. Purpose There are few reliable psychometric measures of the psychopathology of offenders with ID. However, previous research has indicated that the Emotional Problems Scale (EPS) is useful in identifying a range of treatment needs and in predicting risk to self and others. The current study aims to compare the severity of the emotional and behavioural problems of a small sample of offenders with ID in medium and low secure services, as assessed by EPS. A...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

The impact of DNA on criminal investigation
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/3" > Volume 7, Issue 3 < /a > , September 2016. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Guest editorial
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , June 2016. (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://emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 94-102, June 2016. 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 views a...
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://emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 84-93, June 2016. 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 participants�...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - May 23, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research