Individuals with Mental Retardation and the Criminal Justice System: The View from States' Attorneys General.

McAfee, James K.; Gural, Michele

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ERIC Number: EJ367440

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Publication Date: 1988

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Individuals with Mental Retardation and the Criminal Justice System: The View from States' Attorneys General.

McAfee, James K.; Gural, Michele

Mental Retardation, v26 n1 p5-12 Feb 1988

Results of a survey of state attorneys general (N=46) found that, with few exceptions, identification of persons with mental retardation in criminal justice is neither systematic nor probable. Protections lie in statutes pertaining to mental illness rather than to mental retardation. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Criminal Law, Handicap Identification, Law Enforcement, Mental Retardation, National Surveys, State Courts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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