Clinical Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley, UK.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2020 Jul;33(4):779-792. doi: 10.1111/jar.12738. Epub 2020 Apr 20.
Interventions for offenders with intellectual disabilities (ID) have used cognitive variables as measures of treatment outcome. However, the relevance of cognitive variables to offending in people with intellectual disabilities is unclear. This review aimed to evaluate the evidence for a relationship between cognitive variables and offending in people with intellectual disabilities.
A systematic search identified studies comparing offenders and non-offenders with intellectual disabilities on an aspect of cognition. Seven cognitive variables were found and compared across 15 studies. These were appraised for their quality using an adapted quality appraisal checklist. The reliability and validity of cognitive measures were also considered.
Other than for cognitive distortions, the evidence for a relationship between cognitive variables and offending in people with intellectual disabilities is currently limited due to methodological weaknesses and the small number of studies assessing each variable. Clinicians are advised to focus on cognitive distortions until better evidence is available.
干预措施的罪犯与智力残疾 (ID) 使用认知变量作为治疗结果的措施。然而，认知变量与智障人士犯罪的相关性尚不清楚。本综述旨在评估认知变量与智障人士犯罪之间关系的证据。
系统搜索确定了比较罪犯和非罪犯在认知方面的研究。发现了七个认知变量，并在 15 项研究中进行了比较。使用经过改编的质量评估检查表对这些变量进行了质量评估。还考虑了认知测量的可靠性和有效性。
除了认知扭曲之外，由于方法学上的弱点和评估每个变量的研究数量较少，目前智障人士认知变量与犯罪之间关系的证据有限。临床医生被建议专注于认知扭曲，直到有更好的证据。
