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People with an intellectual disability and the criminal justice system: the family perspective
- Authors:
- COCKRAM Judith, JACKSON Robert, UNDERWOOD Rod
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 23(1), March 1998, pp.41-56.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
People with an intellectual disability generally are over represented in the justice system. This study seeks to understand how these offenders are disadvantaged by the judicial processes from the perspective of the family carers. Results found that family carers expressed concern for the lack of sentencing options available to the judiciary there was general agreement that the level of services available to support offenders with an intellectual disability was inadequate. Argues that these offenders must be supported by legal representation from the earliest stages of the process.