Learning disability training and probation officer knowledge.
Purpose: Knowledge about learning disabilities has found to be limited in both health and social care staff. To improve the treatment of individuals with learning disabilities and mental health problems within the criminal justice system (CJS), Lord Bradley recommends that professionals receive ment...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Intellectual Disabilities & Offending Behaviour Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 117 - 132 |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2020
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