The relationship between intellectual disability, Indigenous status and risk of reoffending in juvenile offenders on community orders

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 510-519

  Frize, Matt ^a   Kenny, D ^b   Lennings, C ^b  

^a Criminal Justice Program   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Criminogenic needs; Indigenous; Intellectual disability; Juvenile offenders; Recidivism; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PREVALENCE; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMORBIDITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 44049106113     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01058.x     Document Type: Article

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