Jane Iorizzo considers ways to reduce reoffending rates among people with learning disabilities who are or who have been in prison
There is a high recidivism rate among offenders with learning disabilities, in part because of inadequate accommodation, unemployment, substance misuse and mental illness. This article presents the results of a literature review into the evidence of recidivism among offenders with learning disabilities and how this can be reduced.
Learning Disability Practice. 15, 5, 22-24. doi: 10.7748/ldp2012.06.15.5.22.c9128
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review
Conflict of interestNone declared
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