Coming out of the Darkness: America's Criminal Justice System and Persons With Intellectual Disabilities in the 20th Century

2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Perske
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Justice System

Addressing vulnerability in Ireland’s criminal justice system: A survey of recent statutory developments

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 280-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Cusack
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Crime Victims ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
System A ◽  
Victims Of Crime

For over a quarter of century Ireland’s statutory special measures framework, as originally enacted by the Criminal Evidence Act 1992, remained largely unchanged, falling beyond the reformative gaze of successive Irish governments. This period of political inertia, however, came to an abrupt end in 2017 when Irish policymakers, motivated by developments at a European Union level, introduced two landmark legislative instruments which promised to reimagine the availability and diversity of Ireland’s store of statutory testimonial accommodations, namely the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 and the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017. By interrogating these newly-commenced instruments in light of the experience of crime victims with intellectual disabilities, this paper surveys the current procedural landscape governing the treatment of vulnerable crime victims in Ireland and is intended to go some way towards exposing the embedded evidential barriers which continue to prejudice efforts aimed at securing their best evidence in court.

scholarly journals LAPAS, NARAPIDANA DAN EKONOMI: TINJAUAN PEMBINAAN EKONOMI PRODUKTIF DI LEMBAGA PEMASYARAKATAN KOTA METRO LAMPUNG

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Diana Ambarwati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Form Of Government ◽  
Total Profit ◽  
Real Community ◽  
Work Done

According to Law No. 12/1995 on penitentiary in article 1, paragraph 2, it is stated that the real community is an activity to carry out guidance of prisoners based on the system, institutional and guidance method which is the final part of the criminal justice system. Based on the mandate of Law No.12 of 1995 above, this research is focused pasa coaching conducted at City Metro Bandar Lampung. By using qualitative research by using interview and observation hence as for result of this research there are three reason coaching work done by City Metro; First is a form of government concern in this case Metro City in order to minimize the occurrence of repeated crimes by providing the inmates with skills that will be able to help them after coming out of prisons. Second, economic value, meaning that this activity can generate income or income, so that inmates can meet the daily needs that are not financed by the state. From the hsil work the inmates will receive a wage amount of between 15 - 35% of the total profit. Menurut Undang-Undang Nomor 12 Tahun 1995 tentang Pemasyarakatan pada pasal 1 ayat 2 dinyatakan bahwa pemaysarakatan sesungguhnya adalah kegiatan untuk melakukan pembinaan warga binaan pemasyarakatan berdasarkan sistem, kelembagaan dan cara pembinaan yang merupakan bagian akhir dari sistem pemidanaan dalam tata peradilan pidana. Berdasarkan amanat UU No.12 Tahun 1995 di atas, maka penelitian ini difokuskan pasa pembinaan yang dilakukan pada Lapas Kota Metro Bandar Lampung. Dengan menggunakan penelitian kualitatif dalam bentuk wawancara dan observasi, diperoleh hasil bahwa terdapat dua alasan pembinaan kerja yang dilakukan Lapas Kota Metro; Pertama merupakan bentuk kepedulian pemerintah dalam hal ini Lapas Kota Metro dalam rangka meminimalisir terjadinya kejahatan berulang yakni dengan membekali para narapidana dengan skill yang nantinya akan mampu membantu mereka setelah keluar dari Lapas. Kedua, bernilai ekonomi, artinya kegiatan ini dapat menimbulkan income atau pendapatan, sehinggaa narapidana dapat memenuhi kebutuhan keseharian yang tidak dibiayai oleh Negara. Dari hsil kerjanya narapidana akan meneriman upah yang besarannya antara 15 – 35 % dari total keuntungan.

Does substance use predict contact with the criminal justice system for people with intellectual disabilities?

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eddie Chaplin ◽  
Ilias Partsenidis ◽  
Blessing Samuriwo ◽  
Lisa Underwood ◽  
Jane McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Content Type ◽  
History Of ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Clinical Records

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how substances misuse impacts on exposure to the criminal justice system for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Design/methodology/approach – An electronic case-register of mental health patients was used to examine the clinical records of 411 patients with ID. χ2 analysis was performed to test the association between variables and logistic regression to generate estimates for statistically significant association variables. Findings – Of 411 cases, 98 (23 per cent) of patient had a history of substance use, with affective disorders strongly associated with alcohol misuse χ2=4.135, df=1 (p<0.042), similarly statistically significant predictor for alcohol misuse OR: 1.7, 95 per cent CI (1.02-2.72) (p<0.043). Patients with a history of offending behaviour had three-folds higher risk to misuse drugs compared to those without a forensic conviction OR: 3.17, 95 per cent CI (1.35-7.44) (p<0.008). Those with a history of offending were more likely to have had a history of substance use. Originality/value – Substance use and its impact on offending by people with ID is still poorly understood. This paper adds new information to this under researched area.

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