Myths, Mistreatment, and Pitfalls: Mental Retardation and Criminal Justice.

Biklen, Douglas

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ERIC Number: EJ171639

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Publication Date: 1977

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Myths, Mistreatment, and Pitfalls: Mental Retardation and Criminal Justice

Biklen, Douglas

Mental Retardation, 15, 4, 51-7, Aug 77

Three major aspects of mental retardation and criminal justice are examined: myths frequently associated with the relationship of mental retardation and criminality; mistreatment of the mentally retarded offender in the criminal justice system; and the perils of reform in the field of mental retardation and criminal justice. (Author)

Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Court Litigation, Criminal Law, Criminals, Criminology, Mental Retardation, Research Needs, Social Adjustment

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