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A treatment service for sex offenders and abusers with intellectual disability: characteristics of referrals and evaluation
- Authors:
- LINDSAY William R., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 15(2), 2002, pp.166-174.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
With the advent of community care policies, alternative systems for treatment and management are needed to deal with the problems associated with sex offenders and abusers with intellectual disability. This article describes such a service which attempts to maintain clients' community placements. Concludes that it is possible to set up a relatively cost-effective community service for sex offenders with intellectual disability. In terms of re-offending, the outcomes for alternative disposals reported in the literature.
Integration of recent reviews on offenders with intellectual disabilities
- Author:
- LINDSAY William R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 15(2), 2002, pp.111-119.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reviews 11 articles covering aspects of offenders and offending. The reviews highlights the following issues: epidemiology of offending and offenders; vulnerability; remedial and preventative intervention; and assessment of the offence. Issues of the importance of families and carers, female offenders, recidivism/outcome and research were also mentioned.