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Life after Release from Prison: The Experience of Ex-Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities
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Chiu, Pak; Triantafyllopoulou, Paraskevi; Murphy, Glynis – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: In the UK, little is known about the experience of ex-prisoners with intellectual disabilities. Method: A qualitative study was therefore conducted to investigate what life is like for ten men with intellectual disabilities who left prison at least 9 months previously. Semi-structured interviews were employed to explore the men's views…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Criminals
Community Football Teams for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Secure Settings: "They Take You off the Ward, It Was Like a Nice Day, and Then You Get Like Medals at the End"
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Hudson, Nicholas Andrew; Mrozik, Jennifer Hella; White, Rose; Northend, Kristian; Moore, Steve; Lister, Katherine; Rayner, Kelly – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: People with learning disabilities (LD) are particularly vulnerable to mental health and behavioural difficulties, and it has been shown that regular exercise can improve psychosocial well-being as well as physical fitness. This research aims to explore the experiences of men with LD detained in secure settings who have engaged in…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Males, Team Sports
An Evaluation of the EQUIP Treatment Programme with Men who have Intellectual or Other Developmental Disabilities
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Langdon, Peter E.; Murphy, Glynis H.; Clare, Isabel C.H.; Palmer, Emma J.; Rees, Joanna – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: The Equipping Youth to Help One Another Programme (EQUIP) was designed for young offenders to address a developmental delay in moral reasoning, distorted cognitions and social skills. Methods: The present authors undertook a single case series study and piloted an adapted version of the EQUIP programme with three men with intellectual…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Males, Asperger Syndrome, Clinical Diagnosis
A Follow-Up of Deinstitutionalized Men with Intellectual Disabilities and Histories of Antisocial Behaviour
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Quinsey, Vernon L.; Book, Angela; Skilling, Tracey A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: There is frequently great concern about the dangerousness of deinstitutionalized men with intellectual disabilities who have been institutionalized because they are considered to be at high risk for the commission of serious antisocial acts or sexual offending. Unfortunately, there is little information on whether changes in the…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Client Characteristics, Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation