Unit.B.5.6.
Disabled/Mentally Challenged Offender
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"Village
idiots who stood accused of a crime referred to the King
for pardoning". Even seven hundred years ago in the
13th century there was some recognition that those with
learning disabilities who broke the law required different
legal process to those without learning disabilities"
(Walker, 1968, cited in Mason, 1999, p. 16).
"People
with learning disabilities have a number of learning vulnerabilities
which makes the process of probation difficult for them
to cope without further support. This paper looks at ways
to improve this support and demonstrates ways in which services
can be developed to meet clients needs" (Mason, 1999,
p. 16).
"Historically,
people with learning disabilities in the Criminal Justice
System have had varying degrees of care and support over
and above those considered to fall with in the "normal
range" of intelligence and social functioning"
(Mason, 1999, p. 16).
"10% of
clients in the probation service have IQs of 75 or below"
(Mason, J, 1998, cited in Mason, J., 1999).
"10% of
offenders in the probation service have a learning disability
or significant cognitive deficit" (Mason, 1998, cited
in Mason, 1999, p. 17).
"For almost
200 years, the crime and the criminal have been melded into
one conjoint figure - the mentally disordered offender"
(Mason & Mercer, 1999, p. 236).
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Reference
Mason, J. (1999).
Responding to people with learning disabilities in the probation
service. The British Journal of Forensic Practice, 1
(2), 16-21.
Mason, J. (1998).
People with learning disabilities (mental impairment) detained
under Part 3 the Mental Health Act (1983) over the last
13 years. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 3 (1),
42-45.
Mason, T. &
Mercer, D. (1999). A sociology of the mentally disordered
offender. London: Addison Wesley Longman.
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