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Constructive Approaches to the Assessment, Treatment and Management of Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities

Constructive Approaches to the Assessment, Treatment and Management of Offenders with... This special issue on forensic issues has brought together a collection of papers which focuses on offenders with intellectual disabilities. In the first paper of this issue, Lindsay reports on an integration of recent reviews on offenders with intellectual disabilities. Four themes emerge from the analysis: epidemiological issues, vulnerability, interventions and assessment of offence‐related variables. These themes are extended in this special issue and reflect the recent development of more constructive approaches to the assessment, treatment and management of offenders with intellectual disabilities. There has been growing international concern about the treatment of offenders with intellectual disabilities in the criminal justice system. A welcome development has been schemes aimed at the early identification of offenders with disabilities and other vulnerabilities. The early identification of intellectual disabilities enables appropriate assessments to be carried out to inform the judicial process and ensure appropriate safeguards are in place where these exist. However, such schemes are not universal. For example, Mr W was referred by a court diversion officer for assessment owing to the concerns about his level of intellectual functioning and information about his educational history. An assessment of his intelligence and adaptive behaviour along with historical information resulted in a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Wiley

Constructive Approaches to the Assessment, Treatment and Management of Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities

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Wiley
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Copyright © 2002 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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1360-2322
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1468-3148
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10.1046/j.1468-3148.2002.00117.x
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This special issue on forensic issues has brought together a collection of papers which focuses on offenders with intellectual disabilities. In the first paper of this issue, Lindsay reports on an integration of recent reviews on offenders with intellectual disabilities. Four themes emerge from the analysis: epidemiological issues, vulnerability, interventions and assessment of offence‐related variables. These themes are extended in this special issue and reflect the recent development of more constructive approaches to the assessment, treatment and management of offenders with intellectual disabilities. There has been growing international concern about the treatment of offenders with intellectual disabilities in the criminal justice system. A welcome development has been schemes aimed at the early identification of offenders with disabilities and other vulnerabilities. The early identification of intellectual disabilities enables appropriate assessments to be carried out to inform the judicial process and ensure appropriate safeguards are in place where these exist. However, such schemes are not universal. For example, Mr W was referred by a court diversion officer for assessment owing to the concerns about his level of intellectual functioning and information about his educational history. An assessment of his intelligence and adaptive behaviour along with historical information resulted in a

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Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities – Wiley

Published: Jun 1, 2002

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