... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Police Criminal justice Custody Autism spectrum disorder Suspect Offending behaviour Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face many social challenges in everyday life, which can become exacerbated during the criminal justice...

... complications and clinical confusions between the two conditions with a view to aid offender management through case formulation. A large scale study into offenders with PDA would draw attention to the prevalence of the condition as well as its association with offending behaviour. The difficulties...

... disabilities Risk mitigation Risk assessment Forensic Offending behaviour The individual risk mitigation profile (IRMP), once completed, aims to provide an evidence-based overview of the risks a person with intellectual disability (ID) may present (both currently and historically) to themselves...

... be contacted at: fdouds@nhs.net © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Intellectual disability Offending behaviour Co-morbid mental illness Psychoeducation Psychosocial intervention Schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder are over-represented in the intellectual disability...

... United Kingdom Intellectual disabilities Offending behaviour Criminal justice system Police Theory of mind Autism spectrum disorder Adjustments Asperger syndrome Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of developmental disorders which affect a person's ability to make sense...

... the limited evidence on prevalence from studies of offending behaviour. A lack of studies looking at offending behaviours and a range of methodological issues currently limits the evidence. Whether having a ASC makes a person more at risk of offending is not known, however, there is suggestion from both case...

...Eddie Chaplin; Jane McCarthy; Marlene Kelbrick; Jane Radley Purpose People with Asperger syndrome are at increased risk of co‐morbid mental health problems. The core features underlying autism are likely to play an important role in offending behaviour amongst this population. Forensic...

... a contributing factor to criminal behaviour (Långström et al., 2009). In particular they are believed to increase the incidence of offending behaviour in the context of concurrent social difficulties (Palermo, 2003). Lyall et al. (1995) found that seven (2 per cent) out of 358 adults...

.../approach Case‐control study of admissions to two ASD units and one non‐ASD unit at a tertiary referral centre. Subjects were compared on demographic, personal, clinical and offending behaviour variables. Findings In total, 51 ASD and 43 controls were studied. Median age at diagnosis of ASD was 21...

... in this field. A selective review of offending behaviour in individuals with autism spectrum disorders Research Gina Gómez de la Cuesta Action Research Leader, National Autistic Society, UK Abstract Claims that people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are overrepresented in offending populations and are more...

... with learning disabilities (LD). The study covered three health regions in the UK and included 477 people with LD referred to services because of antisocial or offending behaviour during a 12‐month period. Data were collected concerning demographic, individual, offending behaviour and service characteristics...