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Prosecution of offenders with mental health problems or learning disabilities
- Authors:
- MAGILL Christine, RIVERS Vanessa
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Crown Prosecution Service
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Place of publication:
- London
In November 2009, the Health and Criminal Justice Programme Board published its National Delivery Plan (NDP), which incorporates a full Government response to the recommendations of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the Criminal Justice System. It sets out a strategic framework and five cross-departmental objectives. The latter are underpinned with key deliverables for relevant Government Departments, including the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Key findings suggest that the CPS should continue to take forward work with the police to improve the completeness of monitoring data on the disability of offenders. CPS Areas should continue to deliver training locally, using a nationally agreed package, to their prosecutors as required. CPS Areas should consider establishing contact and fostering better links with local Primary Care Trusts, to increase awareness of criminal justice needs and to facilitate prosecutors' understanding of the nature of local services. Also, The CPS should revisit its guidance to see if there is scope more clearly to set out the circumstances when it would be appropriate to issue a Conditional Caution in cases involving mentally disordered offenders.
Stop hate crime: learning together training pack
- Authors:
- INCLUSION NORTH, BETER DAYS, COAST 2 COAST
- Publisher:
- Inclusion North
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This easy reading training pack is designed to help people with learning disabilities put on training events about disability hate crime. There are 4 parts of the training course: what is hate crime and what does it do to people’s lives; what does hate crime feel like; how can we help people to report hate crime and support them after the crime; and how can everyone work together to make things better? The pack presents a potential itinerary and layout for courses, provides talking points, and presents ideas on how to report hate crime to the authorities.
Joint position statement on carers with learning disabilities from the Princess Royal Trust for Carers, Crossroads Care, Mencap, the National Family Carer Network, Who Cares for Us? and Respond
- Authors:
- PRINCESS ROYAL TRUST FOR CARERS, CROSSROADS CARE
- Publisher:
- Princess Royal Trust for Carers
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Woodford Green
This easy read joint position statement was created to help organisations who help carers with learning disabilities to work better together and to help other people to understand the lives of carers with learning disabilities. Using brief bullet points the statement describes what a carer with a learning disability is; explains why it is difficult to know how many carers with learning disabilities there are; what they want; how they could be better supported; and the organisations that currently support them.
Getting good support: report of a survey
- Authors:
- PONTING Lisa, et al
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This is an easy-read summary of a report of a survey of people with learning disabilities who get one to one support from a personal assistant. The survey was completed and return by 59 people, most of whom had a direct payment.
A host of opportunities: second NHSN survey of family based short break schemes for children and adults with intellectual and other disabilities in the Republic of Ireland
- Author:
- HANRAHAN Des
- Publisher:
- National Home-sharing and Short Breaks Network
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 70p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Mullingar
The National Home-Sharing and Short Breaks Network is an association which supports the use, promotion and provision of host family based services for Irish citizens with intellectual disability, physical disability and autism. While the majority of respite services are centre based, the family-based model of providing short breaks to people with disabilities involves recruiting approved individuals, couples and families who agree to provide personalised breaks in their own homes as an alternative to traditional residential respite. In this report the terms short breaks with volunteer host families or paid contract families, and home sharing provided by host families are used in place of respite care and residential care respectively. The report describes the methodology for the questionnaire based survey of 30 schemes, run by 12 separate organisations, that provided overnight breaks with host families. It presents information from the survey about the hosts, the guests, and other issues. It concludes with a discussion of the findings, and makes recommendations for policy makers, managers and further research.
Living your life: the sex education and personal development resource for people with learning difficulties and disabilities
- Authors:
- CRAFT Ann, BUSTARD Sarah, STEWART David S.
- Publisher:
- Brook
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 366p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
This updated, 366 page ring-bound resource is aimed at all adults who work with young people with learning difficulties whether in specialist or mainstream schools. It offers guidance on preparing a series of sex education and sexual relationship lessons and has been tested with young people and adults with learning difficulties and staff working in education, health and social care settings. The resource provides lesson plans, starting with ground rules and scene-setting for the learning group, and includes line-drawn illustrations that can be photocopied. It addresses human physical development and maturation, emotions, relationships and social interaction, sexual expression and sexuality, including sexual intercourse and masturbation, privacy and toilets, and sexual health and staying safe. The authors aim to provide a logical, accessible and gentle path through what they suggest can be a minefield.
Total Communication: person centred thinking, planning and practice
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Kim, MATTHEWS Alison, SKELHORN Louise
- Publisher:
- HSA Press
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- Stockport
This booklet looks at different ways of communicating for people with learning disabilities. Total communication is defined as communicating in any way you can. Basic tips are provided in the following sections: the communication model; pre verbal, pre intentional and gesture; objects; photographs, line drawings and symbols; signing; spoken language; and written language.
Making written information easier to understand for people with learning disabilities: guidance for people who commission or produce easy read information: revised edition 2010
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
Good practice guidance on commissioning and preparing easy read information for people with learning disabilities. Main areas covered include: defining easy read, commissioning material, and involving people with learning disabilities. Short case study examples are included. An additional section briefly covers other formats, such as audio, video/DVD, or interactive CD-ROMs or webpages. Annexes cover: Guidelines for producing Easy Read; Supplementary guidelines for professional typesetting and printing. The document is primarily at local and national public sector organisations who produce public information specifically for people with learning disabilities.
People with intellectual disabilities: towards a good life?
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Kelley, WALMSLEY Jan, WOLFE Marie
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 234p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This book asks the following questions: what does it mean to live a good life; why has it proved so difficult for people with intellectual disabilities to live one; and what happens when we make a good life the centre of our consideration of people with intellectual disabilities. These questions are explored through a re-examination of ideas from philosophy and social theory, and through personal life stories. This book provides an analysis and critique of current policies and underpinning ideologies in relation to people with intellectual disabilities and explores ways in which a good life may be made more attainable. Chapters include: exploring a good life; part one: reflecting on a good life: my own life: Marie Wolfe; thinking about a good life; a good life and people with intellectual disabilities; part two: re-examining key concepts in the light of current practice: a good life in policy?; changing problems changing solutions; changing constructions of work; part three: rethinking a good life: justice, rights and capabilities; community, inclusion and belonging; promoting a good life; conclusion.
Briefing note on recognising mental ill health and learning disabilities
- Author:
- NATIONAL POLICING IMPROVEMENT AGENCY
- Publisher:
- National Policing Improvement Agency
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing note from the National Policing Improvement Agency will help personnel recognise signs of potential vulnerability and provide an appropriate criminal justice, social or health care (or combined) response, to people they deal with, who may have learning disabilities, or mental health problems, such as the public, crime victims, vulnerable adults/children, witnesses, those in custody, and when exercising powers under the Mental Health Act 1983. The authors advocate good practice which will avoid criminalising minor, offending behaviour which may be related to an individual’s underlying mental health problems or learning disabilities. They list indicators of, general concern, and concern for safety of the individual and others, along with advice on information recording when considering/establishing whether someone has mental health problems or learning disabilities. Bullet points of ‘other issues to be aware of’, a ‘box’ of good practice from the National Autistic Society, if personnel have ‘any suspicion, or (are) told in good faith that a person of any age may be mentally disordered or mentally vulnerable’ (PACE 1884, Code C (1) (1.4)) and reference to this note’s primary source, as ACPO (2010) ‘Guidance on responding to people with mental ill health or learning disabilities’ conclude the document.