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McGrath, Robert J.; Livingston, Joy A.; Falk, Gail – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2007
The state of Vermont closed its only institution for persons with intellectual disabilities in 1993 and moved to a totally community-based model of services. Here we describe the characteristics of the near exhaustive statewide sample of adult male sex offenders with intellectual disabilities (N = 103) who received these services between 1993 and…
Descriptors: Recidivism, State Programs, Mental Retardation, Sexual Abuse
Levy, Philip H.; And Others – 1988
The Young Adult Institute (YAI), a private, nonprofit agency serving developmentally disabled persons in the New York City metropolitan area, designed and implemented a program which used a videotape and detailed staff training manual to teach clients how better to protect themselves from contracting acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Community Programs, Community Responsibility
TIZARD, J. – 1964
FOUR STUDIES OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND AN UNPUBLISHED WORKING PAPER ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK. THE FIRST SECTION REPORTS THE FINDINGS OF A PREVALENCE STUDY OF MENTAL RETARDATION IN LONDON AND MIDDLESEX, WHICH DESCRIBES DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE PREVALENCE AND TRUE PREVALENCE OF MENTAL SUBNORMALITY. IN THE SECOND STUDY, THE EFFECTS OF…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Community Programs, Community Responsibility, Community Services