Forensic psychiatry and intellectual disability

A small number of people with intellectual disability (ID) (or learning disability; previously mental retardation) offend or are suspected of having offended. Below average intellectual ability appears to be predictive of future offending behaviour [1] but it is not clear whether those who have a si...

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1. VerfasserIn: Boer, Harm (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2024
In: Seminars in forensic psychiatry
Jahr: 2024, Seiten: 400-406
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Forensic services
intellectual disabilities
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Zusammenfassung:A small number of people with intellectual disability (ID) (or learning disability; previously mental retardation) offend or are suspected of having offended. Below average intellectual ability appears to be predictive of future offending behaviour [1] but it is not clear whether those who have a significant ID are over-represented in the criminal justice system (CJS) [2]. Recognising and diagnosing ID in the CJS is notoriously difficult despite screening tools having been developed, such as the Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire (LDSQ).
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 404-406
ISBN:9781911623816