– 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.
– Case study and literature review.
– The tool has been found to be useful and accessible by clinicians. It has a particular focus on joint sharing of opinion on risk and decision making in a structured and contained multi-disciplinary forum, that is evidence-based and defensible. This multi-disciplinary approach meets recommendations in best practice in relation to risk.
– A current limitation is that the IRMP has not been evaluated for reliability and validity, though a research study is being planned.
– The paper highlights the usefulness of a community-based risk profile assessment and linked risk mitigation process.
