The prevalence and nature of intellectual disability in Norwegian prisons

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1129-1137

  Søndenaa, Erik ^a   Rasmussen, K ^a   Palmstierna, T ^b,c   Nottestad J ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Criminal justice system; Hayes Ability Screening Index; Intellectual disability; Learning disability; Offenders; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HAYES ABILITY SCREENING INDEX; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PRISONERS; RECURRENCE; SOCIALIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56649100363     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01072.x     Document Type: Article

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