People with mild intellectual disabilities are more vulnerable to become victims of crime.
Victims with intellectual disabilities can face attitudinal, procedural and practical barriers …

This study explores the relationship between intellectual disabilities and violent
victimization, its reporting, and perceived priority in victim needs in criminal proceedings …

In recent decades there has been an increased emphasis on persons with an intellectual
disability and the criminal justice system. Deinstitutionalization throughout North America …

Purpose People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs) have
disproportionately negative experiences in the criminal justice system as both victims and as …

Purpose Expert consensus is that people with an intellectual disability are over represented
across the criminal justice setting (CJS). Primary research studies have been conducted in …

People with an intellectual disability appear to be over-represented in the criminal justice
system and have characteristics that may render them particularly vulnerable. Hypotheses …

People with intellectual, cognitive or developmental disabilities get involved as both victims
and suspects/offenders more often than individuals without disabilities. Some researchers …

Although the vast majority of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) are law-abiding
citizens, there is a small percentage with offending behaviour that is considered antisocial …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the awareness of intellectual disabilities
(ID) amongst professionals in the criminal justice system (CJS) and their knowledge of those …

People with an intellectual disability generally are over-represented in the justice system.
This over-representation may be attributed, in part, to the characteristics of the offenders, but …