Аннотация:Following deinstitutionalisation, people with intellectual disability living in the community have had access to ordinary, local services including criminal justice services. This study reports a 20-year review of 309 referrals to a community forensic intellectual disability service. There were significant increases across time periods in referrals from criminal justice services and significant decreases from community services. These results may reflect changes in society whereby the courts are becoming more comfortable with defendants with intellectual disability and services more willing to involve the police when there are incidents of offending behaviour.
Источник:Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology
Ключевые слова:Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
