Characteristics of prisoners with neurodevelopmental disorders and difficulties.
Background Previous studies have found high rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) within the criminal justice system (CJS). However, little is understood about prisoners with neurodevelopmental disorders and difficul...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 201 - 207 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Mar2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=112925774&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 112925774 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09642633 EUL jtl: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research issn: 09642633 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Mar2016 vid: 60 iid: 3 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 112925774 112925774 112925774 10.1111/jir.12237 112925774 ppf: 201 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Characteristics of prisoners with neurodevelopmental disorders and difficulties. aug: au: McCarthy, J. Chaplin, E. Underwood, L. Forrester, A. Hayward, H. Sabet, J. Young, S. Asherson, P. Mills, R. Murphy, D. affil: Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London United Kingdom sug: subj: Prisoners Psychosocial Factors Developmental Disabilities Psychosocial Factors Intellectual Disability Symptoms Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder Human Male Adult Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Confidence Intervals Odds Ratio Functional Status Public Offenders Psychosocial Factors Questionnaires Funding Source Homelessness Unemployment Adult: 19-44 years Male ab: Background Previous studies have found high rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) within the criminal justice system (CJS). However, little is understood about prisoners with neurodevelopmental disorders and difficulties (NDD) or their needs. This study aimed to identify prisoners with NDD and compare their characteristics with prisoners without NDD on a range of socio-demographic and social functioning measures. Method This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out using face-to-face interviews with 240 participants in a London Category C prison. Standardised tools were used to assess prisoners for ADHD, ASD and ID. Results The study identified 87 prisoners who screened positive for one or more type of NDD. Participants with NDD were significantly younger and more likely to be single [(odds ratio) OR = 2.1], homeless (OR = 3.4) or unemployed (OR = 2.6) before they came into prison. They also had poorer educational achievements that those without NDD. Over 80% of those with NDD had a previous conviction or imprisonment. Conclusions The findings confirm the presence of significant numbers of people with NDD in a male prison. Services across the CJS are required for this group; specifically, there is a need for raised awareness among those working in the CJS to improve the recognition of offenders with NDD. Services in the community need to work with individuals with NDD who are at risk of offending, targeting those who are homeless, unemployed and have poor employment opportunities. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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