Mental illness and intellectual disability in Magistrates Courts in New South Wales, Australia

Vanny, K. A.; Lévy, Michaël; Greenberg, David M.; Hayes, Susan

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01148.x

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“…As will be discussed further, the findings of Vanny et al (2009) and Mason and Murphy (2002) have implications for service delivery for people with complex issues around cognitive impairment when involved with the criminal justice system.…”

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“…Despite the over-representation of clients with cognitive disability within the criminal justice system, little is known about the prevalence of cognitive impairment among accused within the local courts system in NSW (Vanny, Levy, Greenberg, & Hayes, 2009). Further, little is known about the personal, health and mental health characteristics and their service provision needs in the community (Vanny et al, 2009, p. 289).…”

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An examination of drug and alcohol services engaging with complex needs in New South Wales, Australia

Donaghy

Becker

Flaherty³

2012

Mental Health and Substance Use

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Working with clients with multiple and complex needs represents a significant challenge for drug and alcohol services. Many clients presenting to these services have multiple and complex needs, associated with, but not limited to, cognitive impairment and/or contact with the criminal justice system. This article examines a subset of recent scholarly literature associated with provision of drug and alcohol services to clients with complex needs and its connections with drug and alcohol service provision by non-government drug and alcohol services in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. A limited literature review of scholarly literature related to working with clients with complex needs was undertaken. Publications were included if they specifically discussed policy or programmes associated with multiple and complex needs post-dating 2000. An examination of service provision by metropolitan, regional and remote non-government drug and alcohol services followed the literature review. The scholarly literature around programmes working with clients with complex needs suggests that it is often difficult to disentangle complex needs, such as cognitive impairment and offending behaviour. Five case studies representing real-world practices from the examination draw together the scholarly literature and the landscape of service provision as described by drug and alcohol services in NSW. The aim of this article is to explore the drug and alcohol service delivery landscape in NSW in the context of literature relating specifically to the intersection of complex needs such as cognitive impairment, contact with the criminal justice system and unstable accommodation.

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An examination of drug and alcohol services engaging with complex needs in New South Wales, Australia

Donaghy

Becker

Flaherty³

2012

Mental Health and Substance Use

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“…Several studies have demonstrated that people with ID are significantly over-represented at all levels of the criminal justice system, as defendants (Baldry, Dowse, & Clarence, 2011;Vanny, Levy, Greenberg, & Hayes, 2009) and as victims of crime; the latter are the focus of this article. Wilson and Brewer (1992) found that the crime rate for offences such as physical assault, sexual assault and robbery against persons with ID was nearly three times that of their non-disabled counterparts.…”

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Giving the Vulnerable a Voice in the Criminal Justice System: The Use of Intermediaries With Individuals With Intellectual Disability

Hepner

Woodward

Stewart

2014

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

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People with intellectual disability (ID) are significantly over-represented at all levels of the criminal justice system. Disability in intellectual or adaptive functioning can disadvantage their participation in legal proceedings, particularly when faced with complex questioning strategies during investigative interviews and a trial. Currently available supports, such as the provision of a support person, are welcome, but there is a need for more active measures. We draw attention to the Witness Intermediary Scheme in England and Wales, whereby Registered Intermediaries serve to ensure that communication with vulnerable witnesses is as "complete, accurate and coherent as possible." After briefly outlining this scheme, we explore the currently available supports for individuals with ID involved in the Australian criminal justice system. We then argue that the implementation of such a scheme within Australian jurisdictions is necessary to facilitate vulnerable witnesses' access to justice.

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“…Regarding interractions between police and people with an González 4 ID, whether victims or perpetrators, it is agreed that there isn't sufficient training (Bailey, Barr, & Bunting, 2001, Crown Prosecution Service, 2009Henshaw & Thomas, 2011). This is especially evident when obtaining their witness statements (Cedeborg & Lamb, 2008;Cedeborg, Danielsson, La Rooy & Lamb, 2009;Clare & Gudjonsson, 1995, Stacey, 1999, and the same could be said for the other actors in the criminal proceedings, including lawyers, judges, and prosecutors (Mercier & Crocker, 2010;Vanny, Levy, Greenberg & Hayes, 2009). Therefore, specific guidelines for this necessity are already being produced and distributed (Ministry of Justice, 2011) via the Police Intervention Guide for People with Intellectual Disability which has been developed in Spain (Alemany, Quintana, Recio, Silva, Manzanero, Martorell, & Gonzalez, 2012).…”

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Prevalence of disabled people involved in Spanish Civil Guard's police activity

González

Cendra

Manzanero

2013

Research in Developmental Disabilities

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Improving interventions with victims and offenders with disabilities requires analysis of the degree of prevalence of crimes in which these people are involved. For this purpose, data regarding interventions made by the Spanish Civil Guard between 2008 and 2010, in which 2,099 people had some kind of disability, have been collected and analyzed, with particular regard to criminal offenses (felonies and/or misdemeanors). In this study, the relationship between the types of disability a person has and other variables like their connection to the incident, their gender, age, the relationship between victim and perpetrator, and the time and place of the events were all taken into consideration. The results show that most of the victims with disabilities served by the Spanish Civil Guard were male. The interventions were mainly aid and rescues. Criminal offenses were only 20% of the events.

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Mental illness and intellectual disability in Magistrates Courts in New South Wales, Australia

Cited by 49 publications

References 22 publications

An examination of drug and alcohol services engaging with complex needs in New South Wales, Australia

An examination of drug and alcohol services engaging with complex needs in New South Wales, Australia

Giving the Vulnerable a Voice in the Criminal Justice System: The Use of Intermediaries With Individuals With Intellectual Disability

Prevalence of disabled people involved in Spanish Civil Guard's police activity

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