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Service-user and professional issues
1Care Principles Ltd, Staffordshire, UK. simon.halstead@ashleyhouse.careprinciples.com
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research : JIDR
|May 29, 2002
Summary
Forensic services literature review reveals key disability issues like advocacy and abuse. However, it neglects economics and societal decision-making roles, focusing more on a libertarian disability agenda than forensic concerns.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Psychology
- Disability Studies
- Social Sciences
Background:
- Literature on service-user and professional issues in forensic settings reveals distinct patterns of concern.
- These concerns often originate from the broader disability field but have direct relevance to forensic services.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and identify key themes in the literature concerning service-user and professional issues within forensic services.
- To highlight gaps and omissions in the existing research, particularly concerning forensic-specific needs.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive review of the current literature was conducted.
- The search methodology may have influenced the identification of certain topics, potentially creating an artefact.
Main Results:
- Dominant themes included advocacy, sexuality, abuse, offending, victimology, behavior management, law, social exclusion, disability models, and research ethics.
- A notable lack of literature was found regarding professional development and service design.
- Significant omissions identified by the author include economics, treatment ethics, confidentiality, and societal roles in decision-making for incapacitated individuals.
Conclusions:
- The literature predominantly reflects a 'libertarian' disability agenda.
- There is a relative neglect of the more 'paternalistic' concerns pertinent to forensic services.
- Future research should address the identified omissions to provide a more balanced perspective relevant to forensic contexts.