Suspects who have a learning disability. Police perceptions toward the client group and their knowledge about learning disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-81

  Gendle, Kate ^a   Woodhams, Jessica ^b  

^a SOUTH WEST YORKSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning disability; Perceptions; Police; Suspects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; OFFENDER; PERCEPTION; POLICE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

COGNITION; CRIME; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; POLICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 17144428962     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629505050923     Document Type: Article

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