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Understanding and treating offenders with learning disabilities: a review of recent developments
- Authors:
- TAYLOR John L., LINDSAY William R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 1(1), April 2010, pp.5-16.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This narrative review first presents and discusses recent developments relating to offenders with learning disabilities, looks at the historical association between crime and low intelligence, and then investigates the evidence concerning the prevalence of offending by people with learning disabilities, and their recidivism rates. The authors summarise research concerning service pathways for this population, and outline progress in the development of actuarial, dynamic and clinical assessments of the future risk of offending. Secondly, the paper focuses on a review of the evidence for, and recent developments in, the treatment of offending behaviour (anger and aggression, sexual offending and fire-setting), utilising broadly cognitive behaviourally-based approaches. Finally, the authors propose future directions for research and practice innovation.
Time for change: the challenge ahead
- Author:
- BRITTAIN Kate
- Publisher:
- Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- London
This report expresses the views and experiences of the people most affected by Transforming Care, a programme designed to reduce the number of people with learning disabilities and/or autism inappropriately housed in hospital settings and to ensure there are meaningful alternatives to hospital-based care across the country. The report focusses on whether or not the programme can actually deliver on what it has promised. To date, around 3,500 people are in institutional care. The report focuses on: building the right support; assessing the progress of the closure programme; measuring the success of social care and community-based support not simply by the lack of referrals back to the health sector but rather through a comprehensive review of how the needs are met in the community; the provision of the right care in the right place; and prevention. It then looks at the need for and role of an appropriately trained workforce, supporting the development of social care careers and the accreditation of training in Positive Behavioural Support. In addition, the report examines how best people can be given a choice about where and with whom they live and discusses the various housing alternatives and funding options. The report calls on the Department of Health to commission independent evaluation of the Transforming Care programme, to ensure the programme is fully implemented and can demonstrate that the changes are making a difference to people with a learning disability. (Edited publisher abstract)