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TY - JOUR
T1 - Women who use secure services
T2 - applying the literature to women with learning disabilities
AU - Fish, Rebecca
N1 - This article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Purpose – This paper aims to review research of relevance to women with learning disabilities, focusing in particular on literature which is applicable to women with learning disabilities who use forensic services.Design/methodology/approach – Research involving women with learning disabilities over the past 30 years was sought out and reviewed, and literature relating to women living in locked wards (including those without learning disabilities) was focused upon. Related themes such as the BPD diagnosis, self injury, and aggression are explored.Findings – The author found very little research relating to women with learning disabilities who use secure services, particularly which included quotes from the women themselves.Research limitations/implications – The author recommends that more research in this area is needed, primarily research which includes the voices of women service users themselves.Originality/value – This paper will be relevant to all staff who work with women in secure services.
AB - Purpose – This paper aims to review research of relevance to women with learning disabilities, focusing in particular on literature which is applicable to women with learning disabilities who use forensic services.Design/methodology/approach – Research involving women with learning disabilities over the past 30 years was sought out and reviewed, and literature relating to women living in locked wards (including those without learning disabilities) was focused upon. Related themes such as the BPD diagnosis, self injury, and aggression are explored.Findings – The author found very little research relating to women with learning disabilities who use secure services, particularly which included quotes from the women themselves.Research limitations/implications – The author recommends that more research in this area is needed, primarily research which includes the voices of women service users themselves.Originality/value – This paper will be relevant to all staff who work with women in secure services.
KW - Forensic services
KW - Learning disabilities
KW - Physical intervention
KW - Self-harm
KW - Women
U2 - 10.1108/JFP-09-2012-0016
DO - 10.1108/JFP-09-2012-0016
M3 - Journal article
VL - 15
SP - 192
EP - 205
JO - British Journal of Forensic Practice
JF - British Journal of Forensic Practice
SN - 1463-6646
IS - 3
ER -