Integration of Recent Reviews on Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities

Background Over the last 20 years, the interest in and amount of research relating to offenders with intellectual disability has increased. Methods Using a series of databases and less formal library searches, 11 articles that review across aspects of offenders and offending were considered. Reviews that considered only single aspects of offending or single offender groups were not included in this paper. Results The reviews highlight the following issues: epidemiology of offending and offenders; vulnerability; remedial and preventative intervention; and assessment of the offence. Issues of the importance of families and carers, female offenders, recidivism/outcome and research were also mentioned.