Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour: Volume 13 Issue 1

“Let’s Talk About: Sex”: development, pilot and evaluation of a positive sexual-health education group for individuals within secure ID settings

Sarah Ashworth, Hannah Carton

There is a dearth of positive, proactive, sexual-health education programmes available for individuals with intellectual disabilities (IDs). This paper aims to provide an overview…

Reflections on systemic barriers for ethnic minorities in accessing community-based forensic services for people with intellectual disabilities and autism

Mercedez Coleman

Community-based forensic support services (CBFSSs) were commissioned nationally by National Health Service (NHS) England in 2017 in response to “Building the Right Support” (NHS…

Reliability and validity of the Static-99R in sex offenders with intellectual disabilities

Claudia Pouls, Inge Jeandarme

Risk assessment studies involving recidivism in sex offenders with intellectual disabilities (SOIDs) continue to be scarce, limited and producing mixed results. This study aims…

Trauma and institutional risk in a secure developmental disorder service: does the SAVRY inflate risk in adolescents exposed to ACEs?

Elanor Lucy Webb, Deborah Morris, Abbey Hamer, Jessica Davies

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are highly prevalent in people with developmental disorders who engage in offending behaviour. Many violence-based risk assessment tools…

Supporting justice-involved people with extreme complex needs in the Australian community: a third sector practice perspective

Natalia Hanley, Helen Simpson, Juan M. Tauri

This qualitative research aims to explore staff perspectives on working effectively with people with intellectual disability who are in contact with the criminal justice system.