The prevalence of intellectual disabilities among 12 000 prisoners - A systematic review

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-373

  Fazel, Seena ^a   Xenitidis, Kiriakos ^b   Powell, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Forensic; Learning disabilities; Learning disorders; Mental retardation; Prisoners; Prisons

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VICTIM;

ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PRISONS;

EID: 49649085230     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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