The essential resource to the most recent research and practice on offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities The Wiley Handbook on Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is a comprehensive compendium to the research and evidence supporting clinical work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who offend or are at risk of offending. With contributions from an international panel of experts, the text reviews the most recent developments in the assessment, treatment and management of various types of offenders with intellectual disabilities including violent offenders, sexual offenders and firesetters. The text also explores the developments in research on risk assessment and management of people with intellectual disabilities who offend or are at risk of offending. In addition, the handbook also contains information on developments in research into the epidemiology of offending in this population, pathways into services and the trajectories of the criminal careers of those who will later go on to offend. This important resource: * Includes contributions from expert international researchers and practitioners in the field * Describes a range of theoretical, conceptual and ethical assessments as well as treatment and service development issues that are relevant practitioners in clinical practice * Presents the ethical-legal considerations that offer a conceptual framework for the handbook * Sets out a variety of the most current evidence-based interventions Written for psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses and other mental health professionals, and those in education and training, The Wiley Handbook on Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities offers a much-needed resource on the latest developments in the field.

William R. Lindsay, PhD, FBPS, FIASSID, was Professor of Learning Disabilities and Forensic Psychology at the Abertay University, Dundee and Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Head of Research and Clinical Director in Scotland for the Danshell Group. He was previously Head of Psychology (Learning Disabilities) for NHS Tayside and Consultant Clinical Psychologist at The State Hospital serving Scotland and Northern Ireland. John L. Taylor, BSc (Hons), MPhil, DPsychol, CPsychol, AFBPsS, is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne and Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Associate Director for Psychological Services with Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

About the Editors x Notes on Contributors xii Preface xix Part I Historical, Theoretical, Epidemiological, Legal, and Ethical Considerations 1 1 Historical and Theoretical Approaches to Offending in People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 3 William R. Lindsay and John L. Taylor 2 Criminal Behavior and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Epidemiological Perspective 21 Susan Hayes 3 Pathways into Offending and Through Forensic Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 38 William R. Lindsay, Susan Hayes, and John L. Taylor 4 Legal Issues Concerning Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 56 Warren Brookbanks and Ian Freckelton 5 Criminal Justice Responses to Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 86 Donald M. Linhorst, P. Ann Dirks-Linhorst, and Jolene Sy 6 Ethical Considerations in Treating People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities who have Offended 105 Dorothy Griffiths, David Hingsburger, Jordan Hoath, and Stephanie Ioannou Part II Assessment and Evaluation 123 7 Static Risk Assessment in Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 125 Suzanne Nicholas, Nicola S. Gray, and Robert J. Snowden 8 Dynamic Risk Assessment for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 141 Rachael Lofthouse, Vasiliki Totsika, Richard P. Hastings, and William R. Lindsay 9 Assessment of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior and Sexual Offending 157 William R. Lindsay, Leam A. Craig, Amanda M. Michie, and Danyal Ansari 10 Assessment of Anger and Aggression 174 Raymond W. Novaco and John L. Taylor 11 Assessment and Treatment of Personality Disorders in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 193 William R. Lindsay and Regi T. Alexander 12 Evaluation of Service and Treatment Outcomes 209 Nigel Beail Part III Treatment Approaches 227 13 The Treatment and Management of Sex Offenders 229 William R. Lindsay, John L. Taylor, and Glynis H. Murphy 14 Treatment for Anger, Aggression, and Violence 248 John L. Taylor and Raymond W. Novaco 15 Assessment and Treatment of Firesetting Behavior 272 John L. Taylor and Ian Thorne 16 Assessment and Treatment of Alcohol-Related Violence in Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 289 William R. Lindsay and John L. Taylor 17 Social Problem-Solving and Moral Development: New Perspectives 308 Beverley Garrigan and Peter E. Langdon 18 Women with Intellectual Disabilities and Forensic Involvement 328 Verity Chester, Regi T. Alexander, and William R. Lindsay 19 Assessment and Treatment of Offenders with Psychiatric Comorbidity 346 Fabian Haut, Fergus Douds, and Gregory O'Brien 20 Autism Spectrum Disorders and Offending Behavior 365 Gina Gómez de la Cuesta, John L. Taylor, and Susan E. Breckon Part IV Service Development, Professional, and Research Issues 385 21 Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities in Secure Mental Health Settings in the United Kingdom 387 Jon Taylor and Catrin Morrissey 22 Community Services for Offenders or Alleged Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 407 Jessica R. Wheeler, William R. Lindsay, and Isabel C. H. Clare 23 Understanding Staff to Provide Effective Support and Development 421 John Rose and Amanda L. Walker 24 Issues Concerning People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Involved in Criminal Justice Procedures 437 Salma Ali, Scott Galloway, and Jenny Talbot 25 Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Future Directions for Research and Practice 453 John L. Taylor and William R. Lindsay Author Index 472 Subject Index 483