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Quinn, Sam; Rhynas, Sarah; Gowland, Susan; Cameron, Lois; Braid, Nicola; O'Connor, Siobhán – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: People with an intellectual disability who commit a criminal offence can be detained, by a court, in a forensic inpatient facility. There is limited understanding of how inpatients with an intellectual disability and their nurses navigate risk in U.K. forensic services. Methods: A traditional literature review design was followed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Patients, Hospitals
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Hollomotz, Andrea; Greenhalgh, Joanne – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: The resources used in treatment for sex offenders with intellectual disabilities have had much research attention, but less has been written about how participants are expected to respond (programme mechanisms). Methods: A realist evaluation of seven programmes from the UK, Canada, USA, Switzerland and Germany was conducted. In…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Criminals, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries
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Susanty, Dessy; Noel, Pia; Sabeh, Meta Saraswati; Jahoda, Andrew – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Evidence and awareness of the importance of culturally adapting psychosocial interventions is growing. The aim of this paper is to systematically review studies on cultural adaptations of psychosocial interventions for parents and their children with intellectual disabilities, in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: Studies were…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Children, Parents, Intervention
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Guthrie, Susan; Lecko, Caroline; Roddam, Hazel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Following a series of fatal choking incidents in one UK specialist service, this study evaluated the detail included in incident reporting. This study compared the enhanced reporting system in the specialist service with the national reporting and learning system. Methods: Eligible reports were selected from a national organization and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Death, Reports, Disclosure
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Cambridge, Paul; Beadle-Brown, Julie; Milne, Alisoun; Mansell, Jim; Whelton, Beckie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Adult protection monitoring data held by local authorities in England provide opportunities to examine referrals for alleged sexual abuse for people with intellectual disability to identify patterns of risk. Methods: Adult protection monitoring data collected by two local authorities was analysed, with referrals for alleged sexual…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Risk Management, Foreign Countries
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Boer, Douglas P.; Tough, Susan; Haaven, James – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: There are no validated risk assessment tools for intellectually disabled (ID) sex offenders, with the exception of the work of Lindsay et al. ["Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities" (2004) 17: 267] regarding the prediction of risk for aggressive behaviour of ID offenders in residential settings. ID sex offenders…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Risk Management