Justifications of detainment - from ideology to practice.
This paper describes the ideas related to forensic practice with people with learning disabilities through a study that explores the apparent ‘truths’ about people with learning disabilities who are detained in forensic settings (referred to here as ‘the men’) and the staff who work with them by an...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Learning Disabilities & Offending Behaviour Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 44 - 58 |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
Apr2010
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