The required readings for this unit are:

Australia	Required Reading(s)

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Canada	Required Reading(s)

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International	Required Reading(s)

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United Kingdom	Required Reading(s)

McGauley, G. (2002). Forensic psychotherapy in secure settings. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 13(1), 9-13. Retrieved December 20, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=6726252&db=aph Discusses the role of forensic psychotherapy on mentally handicapped offenders in Great Britain. Factors that trigger and direct a person to act violently; Contribution of psychodynamic thinking to understanding the nature of psychosis and violence; Levels of psychopathology of patients in forensic settings. Young, A., Howarth, P., Ridgeway, S., &; Monteiro, B. (2001). Forensic referrals to the three specialist psychiatric units for deaf people in the UK.. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 12(1), 19-35. Retrieved December 20, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=4422989&db=aph This paper presents the results from a national study of forensic referrals to the UK's three specialist psychiatric services for deaf people who are users of sign language.

 

United States	Required Reading(s)

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Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

Directions:

• Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
• Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
• Select - Connect
• Fill in User ID and Pin
• Fill in search words:
  • disabled and offender
  • mentally challenged and offender

 

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The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

 

Australia	Recommended Reading(s)

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Canada	Recommended Reading(s)

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International	Recommended Reading(s)

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United Kingdom	Recommended Reading(s)

Mason, J. (1999). Responding to people with learning disabilities in the probation service. The British Journal of Forensic Practice, 1 (2), 16-21.

• Note this paper looks at ways to improve the support needed by people with learning disabilities while on probation.

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.

• Note the changes in the mental health act since 1983.

United States	Recommended Reading(s)

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Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

• Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:

  disabled / mentally challenged offender

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/refs

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

	Resources (Video)

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The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

Unit.B.5.6. Disabled/Mentally Challenged Offender

Australia	Resources (Web)

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Canada	Resources (Web)

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International	Resources (Web)

Amnesty International (1999). Beyond Reason: The imminent execution of John Paul Penry. United States. Retrieved July 8, 2002 from http://www.web.amnesty.org/ai.nsf/index/AMR511951999 Note the case of John Paul Penry, sentenced to death in 1980 for the murder of Pamela Moseley Carpenter, was 13 hours from execution in 1988 when the US Supreme Court agreed to hear his case

 

United Kingdom	Resources (Web)

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United States	Resources (Web)

Nebraska, D.J. (2002, June). United States bans the execution of "mentally retarded" prisoners. BMJ, 325, (9). Retrieved July 5, 2002 from: http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7354/9/b

• Note this landmark decision of the US Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to execute what it terms mentally retarded prisoners.

The ARC. (1994). When People with Mental Retardation Go To Court. [On-line]. Available: http://thearc.org Directory: ada File: court.html

• Note the Arc (formerly Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States) is the country's largest voluntary organization committed to the welfare of all children and adults with mental retardation and their families.

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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

• disabled / mentally challenged offender

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/websites

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