People with learning disabilities? experiences of being interviewed by the police

Leggett, Janice; Goodman, W. Benjamin; Dinani, Shamim

doi:10.1111/j.1468-3156.2007.00458.x

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“…One study captured experiences of people with learning disabilities before sentencing (Leggett et al . ), while the remaining three studies looked at post‐sentencing experiences in prison (Talbot ) and community settings (Hagner et al . ; Unruh & Bullis ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Two studies were conducted in the United Kingdom with adult participants (Leggett et al . ; Talbot ), and two were conducted in the United States with a focus on the youth population (Hagner et al . ; Unruh & Bullis ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…I was pissed off seeing as at the time I wasn't thinking straight and they made out like it was all my fault (Leggett et al . , p. 172).

They were shouting at me. I don't like people shouting at me and they got a bit nasty towards my mum.…”

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Experiences of people with learning disabilities in the criminal justice system

Hyun

Hahn

McConnell

2013

Brit J Learn Disabil

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Accessible Summary Many people with learning disabilities are caught up in the criminal justice system. Yet few studies have explored what this is like for them. The available research suggests that people with learning disabilities often feel alone and afraid when they are caught up in the criminal justice system. They do not understand what is happening to them, and they feel like there is no one they can turn to for support. The findings raise concerns about how people with learning disabilities are treated within the criminal justice system, and whether their rights are being respected. Further research is needed to better understand the experiences and support needs of people with learning disabilities who are caught up in the criminal justice system. Summary The aim of this review is to synthesise findings from research about the experiences of people with learning disabilities who have faced arrest and jail time. After an extensive search of the literature, four relevant articles were found. The first‐person accounts presented in these four studies were pooled, and a thematic analysis was undertaken. Three common themes were identified: (i) study participants did not understand what was happening to them, or why, (ii) they felt alone, and they did not know where to turn, or to whom for support and (iii) they were uncertain about what to say or do. Overall, the findings raise concerns about the treatment of people with learning disabilities in the criminal justice system and their access to procedural justice. Further research is needed to improve understanding of their experiences and support needs. There is unequivocal evidence that persons with learning disabilities are over‐represented in the prison population. To date however, few studies have investigated their first‐hand experience, including their experiences of being interrogated, of standing trial, serving time and transitioning back into the community. The purpose of this review is to draw what insights we can from the limited available data and to identify directions for future research.

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Experiences of people with learning disabilities in the criminal justice system

Hyun

Hahn

McConnell

2013

Brit J Learn Disabil

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“…Lors d'une intervention policière et de l'interrogatoire, ces personnes ont tendance à demeurer sur les lieux des événements et seront les premières à avouer (Petersilia, 1997). Elles voient rarement l'avantage de se prémunir du droit de garder le silence et de recourir au service d'un avocat ou d'un accompagnateur (Leggett, Goodman, et Dinani, 2007 ;Hayes, 1996). Elles ne comprennent pas toujours les notions juridiques complexes et ont de la difficulté à envisager la finalité du processus judiciaire et à comprendre l'environnement carcéral (Hayes, Shackell, Motram et Lancaster, 2007 ;Jones, 2007).…”

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Nouvelle normativité sociale et déficience intellectuelle : l’impasse pénale

Ouellet

Morin²,

Mercier

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Le mouvement de désinstitutionalisation des personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle (DI) s’est accompagné d’un discours politique prônant leur intégration sociale dans une société juste et inclusive. Toutefois, comme en témoigne la présence de ces personnes dans le système pénal, la participation à la vie en communauté ne va pas de soi. Qu’advient-il alors de l’idéal de justice et d’intégration des personnes vivant avec un handicap mental ? Le système pénal peut-il servir de levier d’adaptation et assurer la réinsertion sociale d’individus au double statut de « citoyen à part entière » et de « personne vulnérable » ? En s’appuyant sur des résultats de recherche d’un projet réalisé en milieu carcéral québécois, l’article propose une réflexion théorique autour de l’intervention pénale auprès des personnes ayant une DI.The movement to deinstitutionalize people with intellectual disabilities went hand in hand with a political message advocating their integration into a just and inclusive society. However, the numbers of these people who end up in the criminal justice system show that their participation in community life cannot be taken for granted. So what becomes of the ideal of justice and social integration for people living with mental disabilities ? Can the criminal justice system be used as a lever to promote adaptation and help ensure the social integration of individuals having the dual status of “fully fledged citizen” and “vulnerable person” ? This paper, based on the findings of a Quebec correctional institution study, discusses some theoretical issues concerning people with intellectual disabilities in the criminal justice system

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“…Research indicates that the experience of the criminal justice system is not a good one for disabled people whose expectation of fair treatment being met often depends on meeting someone in the criminal justice system with prior experience of disability (Cant and Standen, 2007;Leggett et al, 2007;Talbot and Riley, 2007). There are major problems connected with the use of hate crime laws to protect disabled people.…”

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Prosecuting Disability Hate Crime: a disabling solution?

Piggott¹

2011

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Abstract AbstractPublic acts of hostility and harassment against disabled people are characterised in law as hate crime when they are accompanied by evidence of prejudice. But, rather than protecting and deterring, the offence of hate crime invites and depends on the identification of a person as different, thereby reinforcing culturally embedded ideas of normality and disability. As a result the law is based on disablist assumptions of disabled people as inferior. The law is also based on ideas and practice that presume ablebodiedness and thereby risks marginalising disabled people with whom the criminal justice system can find it difficult to work.

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People with learning disabilities? experiences of being interviewed by the police

Cited by 22 publications

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Experiences of people with learning disabilities in the criminal justice system

Experiences of people with learning disabilities in the criminal justice system

Nouvelle normativité sociale et déficience intellectuelle : l’impasse pénale

Prosecuting Disability Hate Crime: a disabling solution?

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