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Reflecting on Crime and Legal Issues in People With Intellectual Disabilities: Theory, Perspectives, and Future Approaches

Reflecting on Crime and Legal Issues in People With Intellectual Disabilities: Theory, Perspectives, and Future Approaches

Vaitsa Giannouli
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781799812234|ISBN10: 1799812235|EISBN13: 9781799812241
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1223-4.ch014
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Giannouli, Vaitsa. "Reflecting on Crime and Legal Issues in People With Intellectual Disabilities: Theory, Perspectives, and Future Approaches." Developmental Challenges and Societal Issues for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities, edited by Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 276-304. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1223-4.ch014

APA

Giannouli, V. (2020). Reflecting on Crime and Legal Issues in People With Intellectual Disabilities: Theory, Perspectives, and Future Approaches. In R. Gopalan (Ed.), Developmental Challenges and Societal Issues for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities (pp. 276-304). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1223-4.ch014

Chicago

Giannouli, Vaitsa. "Reflecting on Crime and Legal Issues in People With Intellectual Disabilities: Theory, Perspectives, and Future Approaches." In Developmental Challenges and Societal Issues for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities, edited by Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan, 276-304. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1223-4.ch014

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Abstract

This chapter discusses research findings on intellectual disability (ID), criminal law, and the different forms of aggressive behavior such as sexual violence, homicide, theft, arson, and alcohol-drug abuse. ID is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by significantly impaired and varying intellectual-adaptive functioning. Given that a number of legal issues have been raised over the past decades regarding individuals with ID and civil as well as criminal law, particular attention will also be given to neuropsychological research regarding civil law and the most common problems for individuals with ID, such as financial capacity and capacity for medical consent. Finally, there will be a section for the most important issues regarding the trial and conviction for individuals with ID, and a presentation of a research on attitudes toward ID and legal issues. The chapter concludes with suggestions for reform of the law relating to ID and the need for further research.

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