Recognising, assessing and managing offending behaviour in persons with intellectual disability

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 107-112

  Leonard, Peter ^a   Shanahan, Sean ^a   Hillery, John ^a  

^a St John of God Hospitaller Services Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Criminal offending; Forensic assessment; Intellectual disability; Learning disability; Mental handicap; Risk assessment; Risk management; Sex offending

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPETENCE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IRELAND; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 25844457517     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700009137     Document Type: Review

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