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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.
Review of health and social services for mentally disordered offenders and others requiring similar services: Vol.7; people with learning disabilities (mental handicap) or with autism; John Reed, Chair
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 197p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Revised edition of a report first issued in November 1992. The report considers in particular: offenders with learning disabilities, including those with mild to moderate disabilities; those offenders who require secure provision; children and adolescents who fall (or appear vulnerable to falling) into the above categories, including their transition to adult services; and offenders with autism. The report was approved by the Steering Committee on 23 July 1992 and first published for consultation in November 1992.
Positive practice, positive outcomes: a handbook for professionals in the criminal justice system working with offenders with learning disabilities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 61p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This best practice handbook provides information, practical advice, sign-posting and best practice examples for criminal justice professionals working with offenders with learning disabilities and learning difficulties. This group includes police suspects and defendants in court. The handbook is intended as an introduction to this work and covers the essential information to help staff identify, communicate with, understand and support this group of people. It also covers relevant legislation that outlines the duties and obligations of criminal justice staff, and also health and social care staff, with regards to offenders with learning disabilities. Much of the advice and legislation covered is also relevant when working with offenders with communication problems and that may affect a person’s ability to cope in the criminal justice system. These include autism, Asperger Syndrome, ADHD (attention deficit hyper-activity disorder), and specific learning difficulties (such as dyslexia).
Staying positive: the criminal justice system and learning disabilities: easy read information for people with learning disabilities and learning difficulties
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet, which is presented in an easy to read form, is intended to help people with a learning disability who find themselves in contact with the criminal justice system to get good support and to help them understand their rights. The booklet provides information about the recent publication ‘Positive Practise, Positive Outcomes 2011’, which is a handbook for staff in the criminal justice system about offenders with a learning disability or learning difficulty. The booklet has separate sections for each stage of the criminal justice system, that is police, court, prison and probation. A list of websites and companies with helpful information is also provided.