Prisoners with neurodevelopmental disorders
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour
ISSN: 2050-8824
Article publication date: 1 January 2013
Abstract
Purpose
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 spectrum disorder (ASD).
Design/methodology/approach
Electronic databases were used to search for literature specifically on ASD in prisons. The literature was supplemented with the authors’ experiences of carrying out research on ASD in prison.
Findings
The searches only identified four articles and therefore the broader literature on people with ASD and other developmental disorders was reviewed in relation to the prison context.
Originality/value
The paper highlights the current limited evidence base on prisoners with autism spectrum disorders.
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Citation
Underwood, L., Forrester, A., Chaplin, E. and McCarthy, J. (2013), "Prisoners with neurodevelopmental disorders", Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, Vol. 4 No. 1/2, pp. 17-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIDOB-05-2013-0011
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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