Addressing the Needs of the Criminal Defendant with Mental Retardation: The Special Educator as a Resource to the Criminal Justice System.

Everington, Caroline; Luckasson, Ruth

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ERIC Number: EJ399092

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Addressing the Needs of the Criminal Defendant with Mental Retardation: The Special Educator as a Resource to the Criminal Justice System.

Everington, Caroline; Luckasson, Ruth

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v24 n3 p193-200 Sep 1989

The expertise of special educators can aid in providing justice for criminal defendants with mental retardation in such areas as identification of mental retardation, evaluations and habilitation concerning competence to stand trial or enter plea agreements, and provision of services to defendants in corrections programs. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Competence, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminal Law, Criminals, Handicap Identification, Mental Retardation, Rehabilitation, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Role

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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