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  • 3.5 - Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour

  • from Part III - Assessment
  • Edited by Jennifer M. Brown, London School of Economics and Political Science, Miranda A. H. Horvath
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
    Published online:
    02 December 2021
    Print publication:
    09 December 2021, pp 418-441

  • Summary

    Offending behaviour and intellectual disabilities have long been associated in the literature. This erroneous linkage has had a significant influence on the development of services for this population. In this chapter, the relationship between intellectual disability and offending behaviour is outlined, along with legislative and criminal justice system issues that have impact on this client group. The historical and current policy context is described before the prevalence of offending and recidivism in this population is considered. Developments in risk assessment and clinical interventions for anger aggression, sexually harmful behavior and firesetting are briefly reviewed. Although over the last 20 years there have been significant developments in policy, service design, clinical assessment and treatment approaches for people with intellectual disabilities who offend or are at risk of offending, more rigorous and larger scale research is required to support further advances.