... risk assessments and facilitate more targeted treatment planning for offenders with autism in specialist and general forensic services. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to test the application of the ASF framework in an autistic offending population...

..., p = 0 0.015. Calculation of the reliability of the assessment “suspected MBID” showed a (linear weighted) Kappa of 0.77, p = 0.000, 95% RI: 0.64-0.90. Originality/value The results of this study show that with some caution, the SCIL can be administered remotely. When doing this, the SCIL...

.... To what extent are the engagement and abilities of the programme participants indicative that the assessment screens guided the right decision making? (Clinical influence) RQ5. To what extent do social and adaptive functioning skills, as indicated on the AFC-R, change post...

... the guidance provided by HMPPS Interventions Services. Design/methodology/approach LST and AFC-R data were gathered for 555 men who had been assessed for programmes between 2015 and 2018 across eight prisons and one probation area. WAIS-IV IQ data were also gathered if completed. Findings The findings...

.... There is little available in the literature to support professionals when considering assessment and formulation for clients exhibiting these perturbing behaviours. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach In this paper the materials available to assist forensic practitioners...

... Offending Intellectual disabilities Assessment Moral reasoning Social-moral awareness test Social-moral reasoning Theory of mind Moral reasoning has been defined as the cognitive and emotional process of establishing whether something is right or wrong (Langdon, Clare and Murphy, 2010). A review...

... and in predicting risk to self and others. The purpose of this paper is 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 previous...

...Salma Ali; Scott Galloway Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline and report on the initial development of a screening tool for offenders with suspected intellectual disability (ID) known as the rapid assessment of potential intellectual disability (RAPID). Design/methodology/approach...