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Needs and responses: services for adults with mental handicap who are mentally ill, who have behaviour problems or who offend
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 82p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Overall service provision; identification and assessment of need; policy and provision; and manpower, skills and training aspects of service provision for this client group.
Mind games
- Author:
- STEELE Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.12.98, 1998, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
In the wake of the Michael Stone case Jack Straw called for "dangerous psychopaths" to be locked up. The author writes that knowing what to do with people with anti-social personality disorders is not such a simple question.
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) - its relevance to forensic adolescent services
- Author:
- GRALTON Ernest
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 5(3), 2014, pp.124-137.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: There needs to be an increased recognition of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in services that deal with young people with disruptive and offending behaviour, not just those services that deal with adolescents with a recognised intellectual disability. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach: This is a general review of the current available evidence on FASD and how it is likely to predispose affected young people to have contact with secure mental health services and the criminal justice system. Findings: FASD is likely to have become a more common cause of intellectual disability and behavioural disturbance but the history of significant alcohol exposure in utero if often missed. There is evidence that the hyperactivity is less responsive to psychotropic medication and may represent a different condition to conventional ADHD. However the majority of those affected are in the low normal IQ range. Research limitations/implications: There is so far very limited research in what is likely to be a relatively common disorder with significant costs to criminal justice, mental healthcare and social services. Epidemiological information from the UK is lacking and urgently needed. Practical implications: Professionals who work with mentally disordered young people need to be more aware of FASD and its potential contribution to the problems and disabilities in their population. Social implications: Social workers, foster carers and adoptive parents need to be more aware of FASD and how it can contribute to the breakdown of social care. Originality/value: There is currently no other review of FASD and the implications for criminal justice, secure mental health and social care for young people. (Edited publisher abstract)
Personality disorder and offending behaviour: findings from the national survey of male prisoners in England and Wales
- Authors:
- ROBERTS Amanda D. L., COID Jeremy W.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (The), 21(2), April 2010, pp.221-237.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The aim of this paper was to examine the independent associations between all DSM-IV, Axis II personality disorders and offending behaviour in a representative sample of male offenders. A two-stage survey was carried out among prisoners in all prisons in England and Wales, and independent relationships between personality disorder scores and lifetime offences were examined using multiple regression. The study demonstrated associations between early onset of a criminal career and personality disorders among male prisoners, specifically for those with adult antisocial and conduct disorder; those with personality disorders also had more previous periods of imprisonment. The researchers suggest that future research should consider the co-occurrence of different personality disorders in relation to particular crimes.
Pyromania: fact or fiction?
- Author:
- DOLEY Rebekah
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Criminology, 43(4), Autumn 2003, pp.797-807.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The issue of deliberate firesetting is a growing concern in Australia. Every hour of every day in Australia at least one arson fire is lit and this type of criminal behaviour is costing the country over $157m annually in property losses alone. Although much has been written on the subject of arson there remains substantial confusion about the nature and extent of pyromania within the arsonist population. This paper explores some of the common misperceptions that exist in the literature and attempts to clarify the true magnitude of pyromania in Australia's arsonist population.
Western approaches
- Author:
- WELLARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.4.01, 2001, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on the experiences of two social workers who went to Canada to study how children with behavioural problems are treated, and how the low re-offending rates among native American women have been achieved.
The self-reported behaviors of juvenile sexual offenders
- Authors:
- ZOLONDEK Stacey C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 16(1), January 2001, pp.73-85.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Information was gathered from 485 males younger than 18 being evaluated as possible juvenile sex offenders. More than 60% reported involvement in child molestation. Compared with adult males, juveniles had greater frequencies of fetishism, obscene phone calls, child molestation, and phone sex. Juvenile reported engaging in between 9 and 46 acts of sexual offences. The average age of onset for the sexual offences was between 10 and 12 years. Juveniles unwilling to admit violations of common social mores reported fewer sexual offences than juveniles willing to admit such violations. Of the boys who reported never being accused of child molestation, 41.5% reported they had molested a younger child. Findings are discussed as they pertain to the assessment and treatment of juvenile sexual offenders.
When children abuse
- Author:
- THOMPSON Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.7.99, 1999, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The sexual abuse of children by children is an increasing problem, and many of the abusers take their behaviour with them into adulthood. Asks what can be done to tackle the problem.
Brief report: adolescent machine gambling and crime
- Authors:
- YEOMAN Tim, GRIFFITHS Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adolescence, 19(1), February 1996, pp.99-104.
- Publisher:
- Academic Press
At present in the UK there are many legal restrictions to prevent children and adolescents participating in gambling activities. However, despite such legislation, there are no legal restrictions on children and adolescents gambling on fruit machines. There is also growing evidence that children and adolescents who gamble excessively on fruit machines may engage themselves in stealing. This paper reports on a survey which was conducted to see if there was any relationship between criminal activity (most notably theft) and gaming machine use.
Psychosocial correlates of recidivism in a sample of ex-prisoners: the role of oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder
- Authors:
- BODUSZEK Daniel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (The), 25(1), 2014, pp.61-76.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The present study aimed to (a) examine the role of Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and Conduct disorder (CD) in predicting recidivism, while controlling for childhood arrest, perceived neighbourhood crime frequency, alcohol consumption, age and gender, and (b) explore the relevance of these factors in predicting risk of recidivism for males and females separately. Participants were 669 ex-prisoners identified in the National Survey of American Life. Results revealed that gender, CD and average daily alcohol consumption predicted recidivism. When separate models were estimated for males and females, only average daily alcohol consumption was predictive of female recidivism. By comparison, recidivism was significantly predicted in males by CD in youth and childhood arrest. ODD was also negatively associated with recidivism in males. Consequently, targeting variables identified as significant predictors of recidivism for both males and females, or males, is unlikely to be an optimal way of reducing repeat offending. (Publisher abstract)