Offenders with learning disabilities: the involvement & attitudes of professionals

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Offenders with learning disabilities: the involvement & attitudes of professionals

It has been reported that there is an over-representation of people with learning disabilities in prison populations. Various explanations have been offered for this including theories that people with disabilities are susceptible to criminal behaviour, and that they receive different treatment with...

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Main Author:	Cant, Richard
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2002
Subjects:	Attitudes of mental health personnel Attitudes of criminal justice professionals Attitudes of psychiatrists Learning disabilities and the criminal justice system
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12378/

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