Author: Dan Fernbach
Publisher: Legislative Reference Bureau
ISBN:
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Criminal Justice and the Physically and Developmentally Disabled
Author: Dan Fernbach
Publisher: Legislative Reference Bureau
ISBN:
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher: Legislative Reference Bureau
ISBN:
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Legislation Relating to Criminal Justice and the Physically and Developmentally Disabled
Author: Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council
Publisher: Legislative Reference Bureau
ISBN:
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher: Legislative Reference Bureau
ISBN:
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Recommendations of the Special Committee on Criminal Justice and the Physically and Developmentally Disabled
Author: Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council. Special Committee on Criminal Justice and the Physically and Developmentally Disabled
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : People with disabilities and crime
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : People with disabilities and crime
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Crime Victims with Developmental Disabilities
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309073189
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Although violent crime in the United States has declined over the past five years, certain groups appear to remain at disproportionately high risk for violent victimization. In the United States, people with developmental disabilities-such as mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and severe learning disabilities may be included in this group. While the scientific evidence is scanty, a handful of studies from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Great Britain consistently find high rates of violence and abuse affecting people with these kinds of disabilities. A number of social and demographic trends are converging that may worsen the situation considerably over the next several years. The prevalence of developmental disabilities has increased in low-income populations, due to a number of factors, such as poor prenatal nutrition, lack of access to health care or better perinatal care for some fragile babies, and increases in child abuse and substance abuse during pregnancy. For example, a recent report of the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities found that during the past decade, while the state population increased by 20 percent, the number of persons with developmental disabilities in California increased by 52 percent and the population segment with mild mental retardation doubled. Because of a growing concern among parents and advocates regarding possible high rates of crime victimization among persons with developmental disabilities, Congress, through the Crime Victims with Disabilities Awareness Act of 1998, requested that the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences conduct a study to increase knowledge and information about crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities that will be useful in developing new strategies to reduce the incidence of crimes against those individuals. Crime Victims with Developmental Disabilities summarizes the workshop and addresses the following issues: (1) the nature and extent of crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities; (2) the risk factors associated with victimization of individuals with developmental disabilities; (3) the manner in which the justice system responds to crimes against individuals with disabilities; and (4) the means by which states may establish and maintain a centralized computer database on the incidence of crimes against individuals with disabilities within a state.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309073189
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Although violent crime in the United States has declined over the past five years, certain groups appear to remain at disproportionately high risk for violent victimization. In the United States, people with developmental disabilities-such as mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and severe learning disabilities may be included in this group. While the scientific evidence is scanty, a handful of studies from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Great Britain consistently find high rates of violence and abuse affecting people with these kinds of disabilities. A number of social and demographic trends are converging that may worsen the situation considerably over the next several years. The prevalence of developmental disabilities has increased in low-income populations, due to a number of factors, such as poor prenatal nutrition, lack of access to health care or better perinatal care for some fragile babies, and increases in child abuse and substance abuse during pregnancy. For example, a recent report of the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities found that during the past decade, while the state population increased by 20 percent, the number of persons with developmental disabilities in California increased by 52 percent and the population segment with mild mental retardation doubled. Because of a growing concern among parents and advocates regarding possible high rates of crime victimization among persons with developmental disabilities, Congress, through the Crime Victims with Disabilities Awareness Act of 1998, requested that the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences conduct a study to increase knowledge and information about crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities that will be useful in developing new strategies to reduce the incidence of crimes against those individuals. Crime Victims with Developmental Disabilities summarizes the workshop and addresses the following issues: (1) the nature and extent of crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities; (2) the risk factors associated with victimization of individuals with developmental disabilities; (3) the manner in which the justice system responds to crimes against individuals with disabilities; and (4) the means by which states may establish and maintain a centralized computer database on the incidence of crimes against individuals with disabilities within a state.
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disabilities, and the Criminal Justice System
Author: Nick Dubin
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 178775362X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
For autistic people who find themselves facing a criminal charge, understanding how the features of autism may have contributed to their behaviour can be vital context for their defence. In this insightful book, Nick Dubin explores how and why autistic people get caught up in the criminal justice system. He delves into what steps can be taken to prevent autistic people committing crimes and what should be done to ensure their fair and appropriate treatment if they are charged with a crime. It covers everything from prevention to the aftermath of sentencing, including available counselling and therapy. Nick's personal experience and meticulous research shows that criminal justice can be an oppressive system that misunderstands and stigmatizes autistic people, especially low-risk individuals and those with less criminal responsibility.
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 178775362X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
For autistic people who find themselves facing a criminal charge, understanding how the features of autism may have contributed to their behaviour can be vital context for their defence. In this insightful book, Nick Dubin explores how and why autistic people get caught up in the criminal justice system. He delves into what steps can be taken to prevent autistic people committing crimes and what should be done to ensure their fair and appropriate treatment if they are charged with a crime. It covers everything from prevention to the aftermath of sentencing, including available counselling and therapy. Nick's personal experience and meticulous research shows that criminal justice can be an oppressive system that misunderstands and stigmatizes autistic people, especially low-risk individuals and those with less criminal responsibility.
Criminal Mental Health and Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony
Author: John Parry
Publisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781604423419
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781604423419
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
People with an Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System
Author: New South Wales. Law Reform Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Capacity and disability
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Ce rapport décrit les diverses modifications à être appliquées au sein de la législation entourant la place de la personne ayant une déficience intellectuelle devant la justice, spécifiquement sur le genre de sentences qu'elle devrait recevoir
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Capacity and disability
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Ce rapport décrit les diverses modifications à être appliquées au sein de la législation entourant la place de la personne ayant une déficience intellectuelle devant la justice, spécifiquement sur le genre de sentences qu'elle devrait recevoir
Working with Victims of Crime with Disabilities
Author: Cheryl Guidry Tyiska
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Handicapped
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Handicapped
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Developmental Disability, Crime and Criminal Justice : a Literature Review
Author: Gordon, Robert Macaire
Publisher: Burnaby, BC : Criminology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University
ISBN: 9780864912312
Category : Offenders with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Publisher: Burnaby, BC : Criminology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University
ISBN: 9780864912312
Category : Offenders with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Unequal Justice?
Author: Robert Perske
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Presenting actual criminal issues and cases involving people with disabilities, Unequal Justice? is a call for compassion in the face of a great, yet often overlooked, American problem.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Presenting actual criminal issues and cases involving people with disabilities, Unequal Justice? is a call for compassion in the face of a great, yet often overlooked, American problem.