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Sexual Abuse and Violence against People with Intellectual Disability and Physical Impairments: Characteristics of Police-Investigated Cases in a Norwegian National Sample
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Åker, Tone H.; Johnson, Miriam S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Although people with disabilities are more exposed to violence and sexual abuse, research on the judicial process in such cases is still lacking. This study uses crime statistics to describe this phenomenon. Method: A national sample from the National Criminal Investigation Service in Norway was analysed for the period October 2015 to…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Violence, Intellectual Disability, Physical Disabilities
Exploring the Victim Offender Overlap among People with an Intellectual Disability
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Anstis, Sophie; Thomas, Stuart D. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: While there is growing international evidence pointing to the increased risks of crime perpetration and victimisation for some people with an intellectual disability, the overlap between offending and victimisation (the victim-offender overlap) remains unclear. Method: This study utilised a data linkage methodology of 2600 people with…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Victims, Crime, Mental Health
The Relationship between Childhood Abuse, Psychological Symptoms and Subsequent Sex Offending
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Hayes, Susan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Childhood sexual and physical abuse has been related to subsequent offending behaviour in non-disabled individuals as well as people with intellectual disabilities, but there is a dearth of research examining the link between these two characteristics and psychological, behavioural and psychiatric symptoms amongst sex offenders with…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Risk Assessment: Actuarial Prediction and Clinical Judgement of Offending Incidents and Behaviour for Intellectual Disability Services
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Lindsay, William R.; Beail, Nigel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: Research on prediction of violent and sexual offending behaviour has developed considerably in the mainstream criminological literature. Apart from one publication [Quinsey (2004) "Offenders with Developmental Disabilities," pp. 131-142] this has not been extended to the field of intellectual disabilities. Methods: Work on actuarial…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Predictive Validity, Prediction
Clinical and Actuarial Prediction of Physical Violence in a Forensic Intellectual Disability Hospital: A Longitudinal Study
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McMillan, Dean; Hastings, Richard P.; Coldwell, Jon – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: There is a high rate of physical violence in populations with intellectual disabilities, and this has been linked to problems for the victim, the assailant, members of staff and services. Despite the clinical significance of this behaviour, few studies have assessed methods of predicting its occurrence. The present study examined…
Descriptors: Violence, Mental Retardation, Hospitals, Prediction
The Dynamic Risk Assessment and Management System: An Assessment of Immediate Risk of Violence for Individuals with Offending and Challenging Behaviour
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Lindsay, William R.; Murphy, Lesley; Smith, Gordon; Murphy, Daniel; Edwards, Zoe; Chittock, Chris; Grieve, Alan; Young, Steven J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Purpose: Research on dynamic risk assessment has developed over the last 10 years and a number of variables have emerged as being possible predictors of future sexual and violent offences. These variables include hostile attitude/anger and compliance with routine. In 2002, Thornton ("Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research & Treatment" 14, 139)…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, At Risk Persons