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Offenders with developmental disabilities / / edited by William R. Lindsay, John L. Taylor, and Peter Sturmey



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Titolo: Offenders with developmental disabilities / / edited by William R. Lindsay, John L. Taylor, and Peter Sturmey Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
Disciplina: 365.66
365/.66
Soggetto topico: Criminal psychology
Developmentally disabled - Rehabilitation
Offenders with mental disabilities - Rehabilitation
Offenders with mental disabilities
People with mental disabilities and crime
Altri autori: LindsayWilliam R  
SturmeyPeter  
TaylorJohn L <1961-> (John Lionel)  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: ""OFFENDERS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES""; ""CONTENTS""; ""About the Editors""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Series Editors� Preface""; ""Preface""; ""PART I THEORETICAL ISSUES""; ""1 Natural history and theories of offending in people with developmental disabilities""; ""2 Criminal behaviour and developmental disability: an epidemiological perspective""; ""PART II LEGAL AND SERVICE CONTEXTS""; ""3 Legal issues""; ""4 Pathways for offenders with intellectual disabilities""; ""5 How can services become more ethical?""; ""PART III ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION""
""6 The assessment of individuals with developmental disabilities who commit criminal offenses""""7 Risk assessment and management in community settings""; ""8 Approaches to the evaluation of outcomes""; ""PART IV TREATMENT AND PROGRAMME ISSUES""; ""9 Sex offenders: conceptualisation of the issues, services, treatment and management""; ""10 Treatment of sexually aggressive behaviours in community and secure settings""; ""11 Treatment of anger and aggression""; ""12 Treatment of fire-setting behaviour""; ""13 Offenders with dual diagnosis""
""14 Female offenders or alleged offenders with developmental disabilities: a critical overview""""15 The relationship of offending behaviour and personality disorder in people with developmental disabilities""; ""PART V SERVICE DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH ISSUES""; ""16 Staff support and development""; ""17 Research and development""; ""Index""
Sommario/riassunto: For over a century, developmental disabilities have been associated with crime in prejudicial and pejorative contexts.Offenders with Developmental Disabilities provides a balanced, comprehensive review of the prevalence, nature and development of offending by those with intellectual disabilities. Not only does this volume include coverage of evidence-based assessment and treatment ideas, strategies and plans, but also places the field in a historical, legal and ethical context.William Lindsay, John Taylor and Peter Sturmey have brought together a wealth of contributors from differing backgroun
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ISBN: 0-470-02067-9
9786613371379
1-283-37137-5
0-470-71344-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910877353703321
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Serie: Wiley series in forensic clinical psychology.