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Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities among People Incarcerated in Federal Correctional Facilities in Ontario, Canada: Examining Prevalence, Health and Correctional Characteristics
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Matheson, Flora I.; Dastoori, Parisa; Whittingham, Lisa; Calzavara, Andrew; Keown, Leslie A.; Durbin, Anna; Kouyoumdjian, Fiona G.; Lin, Elizabeth; Volpe, Tiziana; Lunsky, Yona – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: There is little research with people who experience intellectual/developmental disabilities and imprisonment. Methods: The study linked health and correctional data to examine prevalence of intellectual/developmental disabilities and health and correctional characteristics among adults experiencing their first federal incarceration…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
Screening for Intellectual Disability in Dutch Psychiatrically Disturbed Detainees: Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Screener for Intelligence and Learning Disability (SCIL)
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van Esch, Ankie Yvonne Maria; de Vries, Jolanda; Masthoff, Erik David Marco – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Introduction: Intellectual disability is a key subject in all mental healthcare institutions, including the forensic mental health services. The Screener for Intelligence and Learning Disability (SCIL) is designed to screen for intellectual disability in forensic populations. So far, this assessment method is only validated in "detention fit…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Screening Tests, Disability Identification, Intellectual Disability
Substance Use, Offending, and Participation in Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programmes: A Comparison of Prisoners with and without Intellectual Disabilities
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McGillivray, Jane A.; Gaskin, Cadeyrn J.; Newton, Danielle C.; Richardson, Ben A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Many offenders with intellectual disabilities have substance use issues. Offending behaviour may be associated with substance use. Materials and Methods: Prisoners with and without intellectual disabilities were compared in terms of their substance use prior to imprisonment, the influence of substance use on offending, and their…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Intellectual Disability, Substance Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation