Neurodisability and the Criminal Justice System: Comparative and Therapeutic Responses - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1789907624 ISBN 13: 9781789907629

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2021

Synopsis

This thought-provoking book highlights the increasing recognition of the prevalence of neurodisability within criminal justice systems, discussing conditions including intellectual, cognitive and behavioural impairments, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and traumatic and acquired brain injury. International scholars and practitioners demonstrate the extent and complexity of the neurodisability experience and present practical solutions for criminal justice reform.

Examining the growing body of evidence which illustrates the significant over-representation of neurodisability amongst prison and juvenile justice populations, this critical book explores the challenges faced by people with a neurodisability who come into contact with the justice system. These challenges include: difficulty understanding interactions with police, navigating court processes, comprehending sentencing orders, and coping with prison and post-release life, which can lead to repeat victimisation and criminalisation. Overall, this book establishes that justice systems are often unable to meet the specific needs of people with a neurodisability and that there is a significant lack of appropriate support within the community aimed at prevention and diversion.

Providing broad interdisciplinary insights, this timely book will prove a vital resource for scholars and students of criminal law, law and society, criminology, neuroscience and social work. It will also be of value to legal practitioners, law enforcement, prison employees and welfare professionals engaged with individuals with a neurodisability.

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About the Author

Edited by Gaye T. Lansdell, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Bernadette J. Saunders, PhD, Adjunct Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and Anna Eriksson, PhD, Associate Professor of Criminology, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Australia

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789907624
• ISBN 13: 9781789907629
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Lansdell Gaye T., Saunders Bernadette J., Eriksson Anna