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Deaf people with mental health needs in the criminal justice system: a review of the UK literature
- Authors:
- YOUNG Alys, MONTEIRO Brendan, RIDGEWAY Sharon
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 11(3), December 2000, pp.556-570.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
This article critically reviews the existing literature regarding evidence of the prevalence and characteristics of deaf people with mental health needs, drawing on a range of contexts: prisons, high-security services, specialist mental health services, and the police and courts. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between deafness, sign language use, mental disorder and unfitness to plead. Also discusses the clinical characteristics of this population in relation to a range of psycho-social consequences of deafness and sign language use in the UK today.