Treatment of women with intellectual disabilities who have been involved with the criminal justice system for reasons of aggression
By: Allen, Ronald.
Contributor(s): Lindsay, William R. [et al].
Series: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 14 (4) 2001: 340-347.Publisher: 2001Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): ABUSE
| CRIMINAL JUSTICE | CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR | OFFENDERS | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | WOMEN | AGGRESSION | TREATMENT | ANGER MANAGEMENT | RELAXATIONSummary: This paper investigates some of the issues surrounding 5 women with intellectual disabilities who had offended. All the women had been referred for assessment and treatment for reasons of aggression. All were treated using anger management training. The results are discussed in terms of general issues on offending (eg re-offending rates), specific issues of treatment (eg the relative effectiveness of relaxation and cognitive aspects of anger management training) and specific issues for the women (eg abuse).
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This paper investigates some of the issues surrounding 5 women with intellectual disabilities who had offended. All the women had been referred for assessment and treatment for reasons of aggression. All were treated using anger management training. The results are discussed in terms of general issues on offending (eg re-offending rates), specific issues of treatment (eg the relative effectiveness of relaxation and cognitive aspects of anger management training) and specific issues for the women (eg abuse).
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