Intellectual disabilities and offending behaviour: the awareness and concerns of the police, district attorneys and judges

IF 0.5 Q4 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour Pub Date : 2019-05-30 DOI:10.1108/jidob-04-2019-0007

E. Søndenaa, Terje Olsen, P. Kermit, Nina Christine Dahl, Robert Envik

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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 persons, either as victims, witnesses, suspects, accused or defendants. Design/methodology/approach A survey of the professionals in the CJS (n=388), combined with a series of focus group interviews with experienced professionals (n=20), was conducted. Findings One out of three respondents (police, district attorneys and judges) reported that they have regular contact with suspects who have an ID. Differences in knowledge of ID amongst professionals in the CJS can explain awareness and detection of persons with ID. Research limitations/implications Non-responders may represent professionals with no knowledge or less interest in these issues. Originality/value Reflections on ID have not previously been studied in the Norwegian CJS. The findings serve as a basis and status quo for further research.

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智力残疾和犯罪行为:警察、地区检察官和法官的意识和关注

本文的目的是研究刑事司法系统(CJS)专业人员对智力残疾(ID)的认识，以及他们对这些人的了解，无论是作为受害者、证人、嫌疑人、被告还是被告。设计/方法/方法对CJS的专业人员(n=388)进行了调查，并与有经验的专业人员(n=20)进行了一系列焦点小组访谈。调查结果三分之一的受访者(警察、地方检察官和法官)报告说，他们经常与有身份证的嫌疑人接触。CJS专业人员对ID知识的差异可以解释对ID患者的意识和检测。研究局限/意义无应答者可能代表对这些问题不了解或不感兴趣的专业人员。挪威CJS以前没有研究过对ID的反思。研究结果可作为进一步研究的基础和现状。

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