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Assessments and admissions during the first 6 years of a UK medium secure DSPD service (2012)
Journal Article
Freestone, M., Taylor, C., Milsom, S., Mikton, C., Ullrich, S., Phillips, O., & Coid, J. (2012). Assessments and admissions during the first 6 years of a UK medium secure DSPD service. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 22(2), 91-107. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.1823

Background: Offenders with personality disorder represent a considerable burden on mental health and criminal justice services. Millfields Unit was one of the pilot medium secure units (MSUs) established by the UK Department of Health and Ministry of... Read More about Assessments and admissions during the first 6 years of a UK medium secure DSPD service.

Prevalence and risk of violence against adults with disabilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies (2012)
Journal Article
Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Jones, L., Wood, S., Bates, G., Eckley, L., …Officer, A. (2012). Prevalence and risk of violence against adults with disabilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Lancet, 379(9826), 1621-1629. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2811%2961851-5

Background About 15% of adults worldwide have a disability. These individuals are frequently reported to be at increased risk of violence, yet quantitative syntheses of studies of this issue are scarce. We aimed to quantify violence against adults wi... Read More about Prevalence and risk of violence against adults with disabilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Prevalence and risk of violence against children with disabilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies (2012)
Journal Article
Bellis, M. A., Jones, L., Wood, S., Hughes, K., McCoy, E., Eckley, L., …Officer, A. (2012). Prevalence and risk of violence against children with disabilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Lancet, 380(9845), 899-907. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2812%2960692-8

Summary Background Globally, at least 93 million children have moderate or severe disability. Children with disabilities are thought to have a substantially greater risk of being victims of violence than are their non-disabled peers. Establishment of... Read More about Prevalence and risk of violence against children with disabilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.