Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour: Volume 4 Issue 1/2

Autism spectrum conditions and offending: an introduction to the special edition

Eddie Chaplin, Jane McCarthy, Lisa Underwood

The purpose of this paper is to offer an overview of the issues from studies that have tried to estimate rates of offending.

Medium secure care: forensic aspects of autism and Asperger's syndrome

Elizabeth Barkham, Santhana Gunasekaran, Caroline Lovelock

The purpose of this paper is to offer a general review of care for individuals on the autism spectrum, including Asperger's syndrome within a medium secure setting.

Prisoners with neurodevelopmental disorders

Lisa Underwood, Andrew Forrester, Eddie Chaplin, Jane McCarthy

The purpose of this paper is to review the evidence on providing services to people with neurodevelopmental disorders in prisons, with a focus on those prisoners with autism…

Characteristics of male autistic spectrum patients in low security: are they different from non‐autistic low secure patients?

Camilla Haw, Jane Radley, Louise Cooke

The purpose of this paper is to describe the characteristics of adult male autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) patients admitted to low secure services and to compare them with…

Risk assessment of offenders with an autism spectrum disorder

David Murphy

Integral to the process of formulating and managing the difficulties of mentally disordered offenders is the assessment of risk. However, the opinion held by many clinicians who…

Adults with autism spectrum disorder and learning disability presenting with challenging behaviour: how tolerant should we be?

Cristian Raggi, Kiriakos Xenitidis, Maria Moisan, Quinton Deeley, Dene Robertson

Reporting to the police incidents of challenging behaviour displayed by inpatients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and learning disability (LD) represents an important but…

A justice system failing the autistic community

Nigel Archer, Elisabeth Ann Hurley

The purpose of this paper is to offer a personal perspective and highlight perceived shortcomings in the criminal justice system (CJS) when people with autism come into contact…

Forensic rehabilitation in Asperger syndrome: a case report

Marlene Kelbrick, Jane Radley

People with Asperger syndrome are at increased risk of co‐morbid mental health problems. The core features underlying autism are likely to play an important role in offending…

Guest editorial

Eddie Chaplin, Jane McCarthy