... which was developed to inform risk formulation and treatment needs. Design/methodology/approach Retrospective identification and evaluation of ASFs in offenders with autism (N = 13) at childhood, time of index offence and in current risk behaviours. The ASFs described in the framework were...

... with intellectual disabilities and a history of offending. This report provides some evidence that EQUIP can be adapted to support this population. Originality/value This is the first coproduced publication exploring the experience of a service user with intellectual disability who completed an adapted EQUIP...

...Shaw Tearle; Rachel R. Holt Purpose There is a pressing need to develop community forensic support for adults with intellectual disabilities and a high risk to others. Equipping youth to help one another (EQUIP) was developed for juvenile offenders in the USA and is used across Europe and North...

... re-use rights only Football Forensic Intellectual disability Offending Community services Fitness It is well documented that physical activity is closely intertwined with physical and psychological health, and is a key component of a healthy lifestyle (World Health Organisation...

...Sarah Hammond; Nigel Beail 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...

... will have ASD, directly affecting approximately 40,000 individuals in NZ. The purpose of this paper is to provide some reflections and questions on what we can learn from a NZ perspective. This is based on an overview of the limited literature around ASD and offending and the author’s experience in the UK...

... forensic services within an intellectual disability setting. However, the authors describe a fully integrated service and suggest means by which the potential shortcomings of an integrated model may be overcome. Intellectual disability Forensic Multi-disciplinary Offending Integrated Parallel...

..., for assistance in developing expertise in managing problematic alcohol and/or illicit substance use. Links with professionals working with female offenders may increase the rate of referral of female patients. Originality/value – Policy and legal frameworks emphasise the need to manage people with learning...

... Offending Community rehabilitation Compulsory treatment order (CTO) Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) Learning disability (LD) Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act (2003) Although exact numbers are difficult to determine, people with learning disabilities (LD) make up...

...Karina Louise Hepworth; Helen Williams Purpose – The learning disability nursing role in the multi-professional Youth Offending Team (YOT) enables the recognition, acknowledgement and understanding of the needs of people entering the Criminal Justice System (CJS) and provides a platform to ensure...

... identified: negative feelings, professional attitudes, suitability of the CJS, and supports needed. Practical implications – This research demonstrates the valuable opinions to be obtained from offenders with LD on their experiences and needs. Implications for the CJS include a need for further...

... in the ability to change one's behaviour. Non-disabled offenders with an internalised LOC are more likely to benefit from treatment through therapy and in turn have reduced rates of re-offending. The relationship between LOC and response to treatment is only understood in a limited way for offenders...

...Ernest Gralton Purpose – There needs to be an increased recognition of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in services that deal with young people with disruptive and offending behavior, not just those services that deal with adolescents with a recognized intellectual disability. The paper...

... with a learning or developmental disability this risk is increased given their lack of intellectual functioning and social awareness. For individuals with such a disability and a forensic background, the risks may be even greater given the added possibility of offending online. The purpose of this paper...

... The authors undertook a review of the current literature relating to pathways to care, offending characteristics and treatment interventions. They examined the available evidence and current practice. Findings Available evidence suggests offending characteristics of individuals with autism are different...

... delineates the complexity and heterogeneity of treatment and supports needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities and offending behaviour. The patients were subcategorized based on psychiatric diagnosis. We did that to investigate whether individuals who shared a psychiatric diagnosis presented...

...Nicola McNamara Purpose The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists recommend speech and language therapy intervention should be a key feature of approaches aimed at reducing re‐offending. This review seeks to analyse referrals received to speech and language therapy within a forensic...

...Wendy Goodman; Janice Leggett; Emily Bladon; Charlotte Swift; Teresa Treasure; Mike Richardson Purpose Mainstream offender treatment programmes are mainly inaccessible to offenders who have learning disabilities, which may mean those convicted of offences either receive inappropriate treatment...