Missing out: Offenders with learning disabilities and the criminal justice system

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 146-153

  Hayes, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Criminal justice; Intellectual disability; Learning disability; Offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548404297     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2007.00465.x     Document Type: Review

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