The Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Adults with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review

Hounsome, J ORCID: 0000-0002-2026-3778, Whittington, R, Brown, A, Greenhill, B ORCID: 0000-0003-4948-6796 and McGuire, J ORCID: 0000-0002-2721-1444 (2018) The Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Adults with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review. JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, 31 (1). e1-e17.

Text Hounsome JARID Elements.docx - Author Accepted Manuscript Download (319kB)

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>While structured professional judgement approaches to assessing and managing the risk of violence have been extensively examined in mental health/forensic settings, the application of the findings to people with an intellectual disability is less extensively researched and reviewed. This review aimed to assess whether risk assessment tools have adequate predictive validity for violence in adults with an intellectual disability.<h4>Methods</h4>Standard systematic review methodology was used to identify and synthesize appropriate studies.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 14 studies were identified as meeting the inclusion criteria. These studies assessed the predictive validity of 18 different risk assessment tools, mainly in forensic settings. All studies concluded that the tools assessed were successful in predicting violence. Studies were generally of a high quality.<h4>Conclusions</h4>There is good quality evidence that risk assessment tools are valid for people with intellectual disability who offend but further research is required to validate tools for use with people with intellectual disability who offend.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	intellectual disability, risk assessment, structured professional judgement, systematic review, violence
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2016 09:29
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 07:24
DOI:	10.1111/jar.12295
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3004975