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Chapter 10
The Reproduction and Maintenance of Inequalities in Interpersonal Relationships
Systems within the criminal legal system that are designed to supervise and punish individuals convicted of criminal offenses by the courts.
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A Failure to Accommodate: Inequality, Disability, and the Criminal Legal System
Leslie-Dawn Quick (Marshall University, USA) and Radscheda R. Nobles (Winston Salem State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4128-2.ch010
Abstract
This chapter examines the overrepresentation of individuals with disabilities in our criminal legal system in policing, the courts, corrections, reentry, and as victims of crime. Individuals who have disabilities face discrimination throughout every level of the criminal legal system. This is especially true at the intersection of race, class, and disability. The system rarely makes appropriate accommodations, which produces additional inequality. Furthermore, over time the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) have been eroded by the courts, thus exacerbating inequalities.
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Art Therapy With Incarcerated Women
The process of or institution established to facilitate changing behavior by stopping and punishing identified negative behaviors and learning and implementing positive behaviors; most used in discussion of individuals who violate the normal social order, including breaking laws and challenging typically accepted social structures.
Published in Chapter: Art Therapy With Incarcerated Women; From: Exploring the Benefit of Creative Arts Therapies for Children, Adolescents, and Adults
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Recidivism and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies: The Efficacy of Correctional Programming
Any period of incarceration or supervision under the authority of a federal or state corrections department.
Published in Chapter: Recidivism and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies: The Efficacy of Correctional Programming; From: Global Perspectives on Reforming the Criminal Justice System
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