Intellectual disability in the New South Wales inmate population

Cashin, A; Butler, T; Levy, M; Potter, E

Intellectual disability in the New South Wales inmate population

Cashin, A

Butler, T Levy, M Potter, E

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Prisoner Health, 2006, 2 (2), pp. 115 - 120
Issue Date:: 2006-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Cashin, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6173-9114	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Butler, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Levy, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Potter, E	en_US
dc.date.issued	2006-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Prisoner Health, 2006, 2 (2), pp. 115 - 120	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1744-9200	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/4667
dc.description.abstract	Between July and November 2001, a health survey of New South Wales (NSW) inmates was conducted by NSW Justice Health. A cross-sectional random sample of inmates stratified by age, gender and Aboriginality (Aboriginal people are over-represented in the NSW inmate population) that included approximately 10% of the male and 34% of the female inmate population participated in the study (n =914). Of those invited to participate, 83% of males and 84% of females consented. One element of the study was the use of the Hayes Ability Screening Index. Inmates identified to be at risk for intellectual disability on the screening tool were referred to a psychologist who administered the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised (n = 167). This paper discusses the implications of the results in terms of full scale IQ, in which 3% of men and 12.5% of women of those identified as being at risk on the screening index were identified as having an intellectual disability, and the overall cognitive profile of those tested. The implications for health education and therapy in prisons are considered. © 2006 Taylor & Francis.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Prisoner Health	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/17449200600935752	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Substance Abuse	en_US
dc.title	Intellectual disability in the New South Wales inmate population	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

Between July and November 2001, a health survey of New South Wales (NSW) inmates was conducted by NSW Justice Health. A cross-sectional random sample of inmates stratified by age, gender and Aboriginality (Aboriginal people are over-represented in the NSW inmate population) that included approximately 10% of the male and 34% of the female inmate population participated in the study (n =914). Of those invited to participate, 83% of males and 84% of females consented. One element of the study was the use of the Hayes Ability Screening Index. Inmates identified to be at risk for intellectual disability on the screening tool were referred to a psychologist who administered the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised (n = 167). This paper discusses the implications of the results in terms of full scale IQ, in which 3% of men and 12.5% of women of those identified as being at risk on the screening index were identified as having an intellectual disability, and the overall cognitive profile of those tested. The implications for health education and therapy in prisons are considered. © 2006 Taylor & Francis.

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