...Eskil Nyhus; Søren Holst; Charlotte Munch; Erik Søndenaa Purpose Persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) who offend are treated differently depending on the national jurisdiction. Norway and Denmark are two such examples. The differences in care models may also have an impact on staff...

.... The research design adopted a qualitative methodology using repertory grids. Findings Ten members of staff who agreed to participate formed the study’s sample. This consisted of team leaders, support workers, one member of the executive management team and one clinical member of staff. Ten themes were...

...Shaunagh MacDonald; Jane Clarbour; Clare Whitton; Kelly Rayner Purpose Previous literature has reported that working with sexual offenders can impact staff negatively (Hatcher and Noakes, 2010). In addition, working with individuals with intellectual disability also appears to be challenging...

...-off focus group and this was transcribed verbatim and then analysed using Braun and Clarke thematic analysis to develop final themes. Findings The findings identified a need for staff to be able to access effective immediate support following incidents of violence and aggression and support...