Add to ORKGPeople with learning disabilities are at increased risk of sexual violence yet such cases rarely progress through the Criminal Justice System. Given that people with learning disabilities are disproportionately represented but not exclusively studied within the broader research literature on attrition, this project represents an opportunity to address a knowledge gap and to understand barriers to justice for people with learning disabilities who have experienced rape or sexual assault. This work combines expertise from academia, third sector organisations, police, social work and health services in order to explore the criminal justice system in practice. This paper presents the results of this exploratory qualitative study with particul...
Analysis of the literature has indicated that additional research is required to address the knowled...
Despite the prevalence of disability in both offender and victim populations and the obligations of ...
Purpose. To identify the ways in which witnesses with and without intellectual disabilities are exam...
Background People with intellectual disabilities are more vulnerable to sexual abuse and are more d...
Purpose: This paper outlines the extent and nature of judicial interventions in court cases involvin...
Accessing the criminal justice system is a basic human right protected internationally by the Conven...
In this article the authors argue that the existing adversarial trial process often prevents the sto...
Background: People with learning disabilities are more likely to experience sexual abuse and less li...
The Australian Human Rights Commission is concerned that many people with disability who need commun...
In January of 2018, National Public Radio aired a six-part series, abused and betrayed, exposing the...
People with disabilities are being routinely denied the basic human right of access to justice, this...
Background: People with learning disabilities are more likely to experience sexual abuse and less l...
Background Previous research shows that people with intellectual disabilities have l...
When a woman with a mental disability makes a complaint of sexual assault, she must confront a crimi...
In the twenty first century criminal justice policies have emerged that are aimed directly at people...
Analysis of the literature has indicated that additional research is required to address the knowled...
Despite the prevalence of disability in both offender and victim populations and the obligations of ...
Purpose. To identify the ways in which witnesses with and without intellectual disabilities are exam...
Background People with intellectual disabilities are more vulnerable to sexual abuse and are more d...
Purpose: This paper outlines the extent and nature of judicial interventions in court cases involvin...
Accessing the criminal justice system is a basic human right protected internationally by the Conven...
In this article the authors argue that the existing adversarial trial process often prevents the sto...
Background: People with learning disabilities are more likely to experience sexual abuse and less li...
The Australian Human Rights Commission is concerned that many people with disability who need commun...
In January of 2018, National Public Radio aired a six-part series, abused and betrayed, exposing the...
People with disabilities are being routinely denied the basic human right of access to justice, this...
Background: People with learning disabilities are more likely to experience sexual abuse and less l...
Background Previous research shows that people with intellectual disabilities have l...
When a woman with a mental disability makes a complaint of sexual assault, she must confront a crimi...
In the twenty first century criminal justice policies have emerged that are aimed directly at people...
Analysis of the literature has indicated that additional research is required to address the knowled...
Despite the prevalence of disability in both offender and victim populations and the obligations of ...
Purpose. To identify the ways in which witnesses with and without intellectual disabilities are exam...