Twenty Predictions About the Future of Residential Services in Mental Retardation

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 411-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolf Wolfensberger
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
New Model ◽  
Residential Services ◽  
The Future

Abstract Twenty predictions about the future of residential services to the mentally retarded are presented. These changes imply: (1) an entirely new model of residential services; (2) increasing continuity between residential and nonresidential services; and (3) increasing acceptance of cost-benefit rationales in the decision to offer residential or other services.

The Mentally Retarded Offender and Criminal Justice Personnel

1979 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Schilit
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future

Mentally retarded individuals have in the past and will continue in the future to came into contact with the criminal justice system. What happens when this meeting takes place? This study investigated the knowledge and awareness of police officers, lawyers, and judges in the areas of mental retardation and the mentally retarded offender. The results indicate that confusion occurs at all levels, and the dispensing of justice might not always be just or equitable.

RESEARCH ON MENTAL RETARDATION: AN AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 1189 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIGUEL ANGEL VERDUGO
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
The Future
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