Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour

Staff Skills and Attributes Model for Effective Forensic Intellectual Disability Care Pathways

Rahul Thakur (1), Dr. Gautam Dhokia (2), Dr. Biswaranjan Rath (3), Pooja Rawat (4), Shilpy Singh (5), Karan Pandre (6)

(1) Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, India
(2) Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Parul Intitute of Medical Sciences & Reasearch, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
(3) Assistant Professor, Department of Law, SOA National Institute of Law, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
(4) Assistant Professor, Department of FBAS (Forensic Science), Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur, India
(5) 5Assistant Professor, Department Of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Noida international University, Uttar Pradesh, India
(6) Centre for Multidisciplinary Research, Anurag University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Abstract

The dual-competency framework needed to address the issue of managing individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) in forensic institutions is a complex, multifaceted system that can be effectively navigated. The study will develop a Staff Skills and Attributes Model that combines both technical forensic skills and qualitative personal traits. The main aim is to overcome the institutional systemic constraints of long-term institutionalization and violence against successful patient reintegration into the community after leaving the safe inpatient units. Synthesizing multidisciplinary studies and longitudinal outcome measures, the study determines that the use of specialized inpatient units of rehabilitation under the condition of staff support with therapeutic hardiness and advanced skills in risk management can provide significant patient stability improvements. It has been statistically proven that the use of this specific model is associated with a 30-40% decrease in violent incidents, which will enable prompt and safer discharges. The methodology also aligns these competencies to the care continuum, where specially trained ID nurses and multi-agency synergy are vital in accomplishing the objectives of the Transforming Care agenda. The results reveal that the main influence of the pathway efficacy is the staff attributes. This model is important because it can be practically used in recruitment, uniform training, and policy reform, and finally decreases the usage of the long-stay forensic beds. It is concluded that the tools to balance clinical safety and therapeutic optimism that should be provided to a workforce are the key to the reduction of recidivism and the health equity of people with intellectual disabilities.