Forensic Team

part of

Walsall Disability Services

In 1997 a Team of Nurses/Social Workers were in an institution.

We escaped to the Learning Disability Community Team.

Our role is to support ‘offenders’ throughout Walsall.

An offender is someone who has broken the law or who we think is very likely to break the law.

We support them and help them to improve their behaviour.

We encourage them to be dependable and honest.

Community Support

• After people have been sentenced

• Section 117

• For people with a Conditional Discharge

• For people who have moved to the area

Where we go and who we work with

• Prisons

• Secure Units/Hospitals

• Home Office

• Probation

• Police

• Courts

• Dr Khan

Aims – Define Criteria

• Impairment of social functioning and ability to understand consequences

• Moderate/mild learning disabilities

• Behaviour which could lead to custodial involvement, including arson, sex offences, serious harm to others

• Indirectly, actions resulting in serious implications for others e.g. hoax callers

Aims

• Tool for Police Custody Sergeant (1 yr)

• Liaise with probation (9 months)

• Referral pathway

• Liaise with other forensic teams

• Court Diversion

• Forensic database of Appropriate Placements

We support offenders and potential offenders (and their families) in their own

homes, care homes, secure units and prisons.