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The essential resource to the most recent research and practice on offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities The Wiley Handbook on Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is a comprehensive compendium to the research and evidence supporting clinical work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who offend or are at risk of offending. With contributions from an international panel of experts, the text reviews the most recent developments in the assessment, treatment and management of various types of offenders with intellectual disabilities including violent offenders, sexual offenders and firesetters. The text also explores the developments in research on risk assessment and management of people with intellectual disabilities who offend or are at risk of offending. In addition, the handbook also contains information on developments in research into the epidemiology of offending in this population, pathways into services and the trajectories of the criminal careers of those who will later go on to offend. This important resource: Includes contributions from expert international researchers and practitioners in the fieldDescribes a range of theoretical, conceptual and ethical assessments as well as treatment and service development issues that are relevant practitioners in clinical practicePresents the ethical-legal considerations that offer a conceptual framework for the handbookSets out a variety of the most current evidence-based interventions Written for psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses and other mental health professionals, and those in education and training, The Wiley Handbook on Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities offers a much-needed resource on the latest developments in the field.

Table of Contents

About the Editors x

Notes on Contributors xii

Preface xix

Part I Historical, Theoretical, Epidemiological, Legal, and Ethical Considerations 1

1 Historical and Theoretical Approaches to Offending in People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 3
William R. Lindsay and John L. Taylor

2 Criminal Behavior and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Epidemiological Perspective 21
Susan Hayes

3 Pathways into Offending and Through Forensic Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 38
William R. Lindsay, Susan Hayes, and John L. Taylor

4 Legal Issues Concerning Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 56
Warren Brookbanks and Ian Freckelton

5 Criminal Justice Responses to Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 86
Donald M. Linhorst, P. Ann Dirks‐Linhorst, and Jolene Sy

6 Ethical Considerations in Treating People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities who have Offended 105
Dorothy Griffiths, David Hingsburger, Jordan Hoath, and Stephanie Ioannou

Part II Assessment and Evaluation 123

7 Static Risk Assessment in Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 125
Suzanne Nicholas, Nicola S. Gray, and Robert J. Snowden

8 Dynamic Risk Assessment for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 141
Rachael Lofthouse, Vasiliki Totsika, Richard P. Hastings, and William R. Lindsay

9 Assessment of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior and Sexual Offending 157
William R. Lindsay, Leam A. Craig, Amanda M. Michie, and Danyal Ansari

10 Assessment of Anger and Aggression 174
Raymond W. Novaco and John L. Taylor

11 Assessment and Treatment of Personality Disorders in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 193
William R. Lindsay and Regi T. Alexander

12 Evaluation of Service and Treatment Outcomes 209
Nigel Beail

Part III Treatment Approaches 227

13 The Treatment and Management of Sex Offenders 229
William R. Lindsay, John L. Taylor, and Glynis H. Murphy

14 Treatment for Anger, Aggression, and Violence 248
John L. Taylor and Raymond W. Novaco

15 Assessment and Treatment of Firesetting Behavior 272
John L. Taylor and Ian Thorne

16 Assessment and Treatment of Alcohol‐Related Violence in Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 289
William R. Lindsay and John L. Taylor

17 Social Problem‐Solving and Moral Development: New Perspectives 308
Beverley Garrigan and Peter E. Langdon

18 Women with Intellectual Disabilities and Forensic Involvement 328
Verity Chester, Regi T. Alexander, and William R. Lindsay

19 Assessment and Treatment of Offenders with Psychiatric Comorbidity 346
Fabian Haut, Fergus Douds, and Gregory O’Brien

20 Autism Spectrum Disorders and Offending Behavior 365
Gina Gómez de la Cuesta, John L. Taylor, and Susan E. Breckon

Part IV Service Development, Professional, and Research Issues 385

21 Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities in Secure Mental Health Settings in the United Kingdom 387
Jon Taylor and Catrin Morrissey

22 Community Services for Offenders or Alleged Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 407
Jessica R. Wheeler, William R. Lindsay, and Isabel C. H. Clare

23 Understanding Staff to Provide Effective Support and Development 421
John Rose and Amanda L. Walker

24 Issues Concerning People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Involved in Criminal Justice Procedures 437
Salma Ali, Scott Galloway, and Jenny Talbot

25 Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Future Directions for Research and Practice 453
John L. Taylor and William R. Lindsay

Author Index 472

Subject Index 483

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      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/10/2018
      ISBN13: 9781118753101, 978-1118753101
      ISBN10: 1118753100

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The essential resource to the most recent research and practice on offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities The Wiley Handbook on Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is a comprehensive compendium to the research and evidence supporting clinical work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who offend or are at risk of offending. With contributions from an international panel of experts, the text reviews the most recent developments in the assessment, treatment and management of various types of offenders with intellectual disabilities including violent offenders, sexual offenders and firesetters. The text also explores the developments in research on risk assessment and management of people with intellectual disabilities who offend or are at risk of offending. In addition, the handbook also contains information on developments in research into the epidemiology of offending in this population, pathways into services and the trajectories of the criminal careers of those who will later go on to offend. This important resource: Includes contributions from expert international researchers and practitioners in the fieldDescribes a range of theoretical, conceptual and ethical assessments as well as treatment and service development issues that are relevant practitioners in clinical practicePresents the ethical-legal considerations that offer a conceptual framework for the handbookSets out a variety of the most current evidence-based interventions Written for psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses and other mental health professionals, and those in education and training, The Wiley Handbook on Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities offers a much-needed resource on the latest developments in the field.

      Table of Contents

      About the Editors x

      Notes on Contributors xii

      Preface xix

      Part I Historical, Theoretical, Epidemiological, Legal, and Ethical Considerations 1

      1 Historical and Theoretical Approaches to Offending in People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 3
      William R. Lindsay and John L. Taylor

      2 Criminal Behavior and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Epidemiological Perspective 21
      Susan Hayes

      3 Pathways into Offending and Through Forensic Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 38
      William R. Lindsay, Susan Hayes, and John L. Taylor

      4 Legal Issues Concerning Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 56
      Warren Brookbanks and Ian Freckelton

      5 Criminal Justice Responses to Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 86
      Donald M. Linhorst, P. Ann Dirks‐Linhorst, and Jolene Sy

      6 Ethical Considerations in Treating People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities who have Offended 105
      Dorothy Griffiths, David Hingsburger, Jordan Hoath, and Stephanie Ioannou

      Part II Assessment and Evaluation 123

      7 Static Risk Assessment in Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 125
      Suzanne Nicholas, Nicola S. Gray, and Robert J. Snowden

      8 Dynamic Risk Assessment for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 141
      Rachael Lofthouse, Vasiliki Totsika, Richard P. Hastings, and William R. Lindsay

      9 Assessment of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior and Sexual Offending 157
      William R. Lindsay, Leam A. Craig, Amanda M. Michie, and Danyal Ansari

      10 Assessment of Anger and Aggression 174
      Raymond W. Novaco and John L. Taylor

      11 Assessment and Treatment of Personality Disorders in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 193
      William R. Lindsay and Regi T. Alexander

      12 Evaluation of Service and Treatment Outcomes 209
      Nigel Beail

      Part III Treatment Approaches 227

      13 The Treatment and Management of Sex Offenders 229
      William R. Lindsay, John L. Taylor, and Glynis H. Murphy

      14 Treatment for Anger, Aggression, and Violence 248
      John L. Taylor and Raymond W. Novaco

      15 Assessment and Treatment of Firesetting Behavior 272
      John L. Taylor and Ian Thorne

      16 Assessment and Treatment of Alcohol‐Related Violence in Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 289
      William R. Lindsay and John L. Taylor

      17 Social Problem‐Solving and Moral Development: New Perspectives 308
      Beverley Garrigan and Peter E. Langdon

      18 Women with Intellectual Disabilities and Forensic Involvement 328
      Verity Chester, Regi T. Alexander, and William R. Lindsay

      19 Assessment and Treatment of Offenders with Psychiatric Comorbidity 346
      Fabian Haut, Fergus Douds, and Gregory O’Brien

      20 Autism Spectrum Disorders and Offending Behavior 365
      Gina Gómez de la Cuesta, John L. Taylor, and Susan E. Breckon

      Part IV Service Development, Professional, and Research Issues 385

      21 Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities in Secure Mental Health Settings in the United Kingdom 387
      Jon Taylor and Catrin Morrissey

      22 Community Services for Offenders or Alleged Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 407
      Jessica R. Wheeler, William R. Lindsay, and Isabel C. H. Clare

      23 Understanding Staff to Provide Effective Support and Development 421
      John Rose and Amanda L. Walker

      24 Issues Concerning People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Involved in Criminal Justice Procedures 437
      Salma Ali, Scott Galloway, and Jenny Talbot

      25 Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Future Directions for Research and Practice 453
      John L. Taylor and William R. Lindsay

      Author Index 472

      Subject Index 483

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