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Brings together the growing amount of evidence on the assessment and treatment of offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Written by a team of international experts, this comprehensive and informative book provides a contemporary picture of evidence-based practice for offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities. By adopting a scientist-practitioner position directed at an academic level with practitioner guidelines, it provides a valuable reference source for professionals from allied disciplines who are using or seeking to apply research for this client group.

The Wiley Handbook of What Works for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Evidence Based Approach to Theory, Assessment and Treatmentis divided into five sections: Introduction, Phenotypes & Genotypes and Offending Behavior, Validated Assessments, Treatment, and Conclusions. The Introduction offers an overview of the entire

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix

About the Editors xi

Notes on Contributors xiii

Foreword xxiii

Part I Introduction 1

1 What Works for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Systems for Evaluating Evidence and Book Overview 3
Leam A. Craig, William R. Lindsay, and Dorothy Griffiths

2 What Works: Ethical Considerations When Treating Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 17
Dorothy Griffiths

3 Protecting the Rights of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Correctional Settings 41
Frank Lambrick, Astrid Birgden, Chelsea Troutman, and Danielle McLeod

Part II Phenotypes and Genotypes and Offending Behaviour 67

4 Behavioural and Cognitive Phenotypes in Genetic Disorders Associated with Offending 69
Lauren J. Rice, Stewart L. Einfeld, and Patricia Howlin

Part III Validated Assessments 97

5 Diagnosis of Personality Disorder in Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 99
Nigel Beail

6 Assessment of Anger and Aggression 113
Paul Willner, Andrew Jahoda, and Ken MacMahon

7 Psychological Assessment Procedures for Sex Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 133
Lesley R. Steptoe and Amanda M. Michie

8 Assessment for Social Problem‐Solving, Social Information Processing, and Criminal Thinking 167
Peter E. Langdon

9 Assessment of Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol‐Related Offending Behaviour 181
Joanne E.L. VanDerNagel, Neomi van Duijvenbode, and Robert Didden

10 Assessing People with Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Engaged in Fire Setting 193
Samuel J. Tromans, Verity Chester, and Regi T. Alexander

11 Biopsychosocial Assessment Approach for Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 219
Deborah Richards, Tyler Oswald, and J. Paul Fedoroff

12 Using a Multicomponent Model in the Assessment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Problems in Sexual Behaviour 239
Robin J. Wilson, Stephanie Ioannou, and Kendra Thomson

Part IV Treatment 261

13 Supporting People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Leaving Prison 263
Kathy Ellem, Michelle Denton, and Danielle Davidson

14 Prison‐based Programmes for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 283
Phillip Snoyman, Berindah Aicken, and Jayson Ware

15 Treatment of Anger and Violence in Individuals with Intellectual Disability 297
Robert Didden, Henk Nijman, Monique Delforterie, and Marije Keulen‐De Vos

16 Treatment of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour by People with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities 311
Leam A. Craig

17 Treatment for Social Problem Solving and Criminal Thinking 327
Susan Hayes

18 Treating Substance Misuses Amongst Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 341
Danielle Newton and Jane McGillivray

19 Treatment for Emotional Difficulties Related to Offending for People with an Intellectual Disability 357
Paul Oxnam and Emma Gardner

20 Treatment Outcomes for People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Forensic Settings 373
Peter Sturmey

21 Pharmacological Approaches for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 389
Daniel Turner and Peer Briken

Part V Conclusions 405

22 Future Directions for What Works for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 407
Dorothy Griffiths and Leam A. Craig

Index 421

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 28/11/2019
      ISBN13: 9781119316237, 978-1119316237
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Brings together the growing amount of evidence on the assessment and treatment of offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

      Written by a team of international experts, this comprehensive and informative book provides a contemporary picture of evidence-based practice for offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities. By adopting a scientist-practitioner position directed at an academic level with practitioner guidelines, it provides a valuable reference source for professionals from allied disciplines who are using or seeking to apply research for this client group.

      The Wiley Handbook of What Works for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Evidence Based Approach to Theory, Assessment and Treatmentis divided into five sections: Introduction, Phenotypes & Genotypes and Offending Behavior, Validated Assessments, Treatment, and Conclusions. The Introduction offers an overview of the entire

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements ix

      About the Editors xi

      Notes on Contributors xiii

      Foreword xxiii

      Part I Introduction 1

      1 What Works for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Systems for Evaluating Evidence and Book Overview 3
      Leam A. Craig, William R. Lindsay, and Dorothy Griffiths

      2 What Works: Ethical Considerations When Treating Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 17
      Dorothy Griffiths

      3 Protecting the Rights of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Correctional Settings 41
      Frank Lambrick, Astrid Birgden, Chelsea Troutman, and Danielle McLeod

      Part II Phenotypes and Genotypes and Offending Behaviour 67

      4 Behavioural and Cognitive Phenotypes in Genetic Disorders Associated with Offending 69
      Lauren J. Rice, Stewart L. Einfeld, and Patricia Howlin

      Part III Validated Assessments 97

      5 Diagnosis of Personality Disorder in Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 99
      Nigel Beail

      6 Assessment of Anger and Aggression 113
      Paul Willner, Andrew Jahoda, and Ken MacMahon

      7 Psychological Assessment Procedures for Sex Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 133
      Lesley R. Steptoe and Amanda M. Michie

      8 Assessment for Social Problem‐Solving, Social Information Processing, and Criminal Thinking 167
      Peter E. Langdon

      9 Assessment of Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol‐Related Offending Behaviour 181
      Joanne E.L. VanDerNagel, Neomi van Duijvenbode, and Robert Didden

      10 Assessing People with Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Engaged in Fire Setting 193
      Samuel J. Tromans, Verity Chester, and Regi T. Alexander

      11 Biopsychosocial Assessment Approach for Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 219
      Deborah Richards, Tyler Oswald, and J. Paul Fedoroff

      12 Using a Multicomponent Model in the Assessment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Problems in Sexual Behaviour 239
      Robin J. Wilson, Stephanie Ioannou, and Kendra Thomson

      Part IV Treatment 261

      13 Supporting People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Leaving Prison 263
      Kathy Ellem, Michelle Denton, and Danielle Davidson

      14 Prison‐based Programmes for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 283
      Phillip Snoyman, Berindah Aicken, and Jayson Ware

      15 Treatment of Anger and Violence in Individuals with Intellectual Disability 297
      Robert Didden, Henk Nijman, Monique Delforterie, and Marije Keulen‐De Vos

      16 Treatment of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour by People with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities 311
      Leam A. Craig

      17 Treatment for Social Problem Solving and Criminal Thinking 327
      Susan Hayes

      18 Treating Substance Misuses Amongst Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 341
      Danielle Newton and Jane McGillivray

      19 Treatment for Emotional Difficulties Related to Offending for People with an Intellectual Disability 357
      Paul Oxnam and Emma Gardner

      20 Treatment Outcomes for People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Forensic Settings 373
      Peter Sturmey

      21 Pharmacological Approaches for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 389
      Daniel Turner and Peer Briken

      Part V Conclusions 405

      22 Future Directions for What Works for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 407
      Dorothy Griffiths and Leam A. Craig

      Index 421

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