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NCJ Number:	120091

Title:	Legal Rights of Mentally Handicapped Offenders: Hospice and Habilitation

Journal:	Criminal Law Bulletin Volume:25 Issue:5 Dated:(September-October 1989) Pages:411-443

Author(s):	E F Reed

Date Published:	1989

Page Count:	33

Sponsoring Agency:	National Institute of Justice/ Rockville, MD 20849 NCJRS Photocopy Services Rockville, MD 20849-6000

Sale Source:	National Institute of Justice/ NCJRS paper reproduction Box 6000, Dept F Rockville, MD 20849 United States of America NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States of America

Type:	Issue Overview

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	This article describes the unique problems of mentally retarded offenders in the criminal justice system.

Abstract:	It analyzes the statutory bases of the rights of mentally retarded offenders, including (1) the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975; (2) Title V, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; (3) implementing regulations; and (4) representative State statutes. Analysis of case law interpreting the constitutional and statutory authorities is also included. Finally, the article describes correctional programs that have been developed in different jurisdictions for mentally retarded offenders and summarizes the critical elements of those programs. 162 notes. (Publisher abstract)

Main Term(s):	Offenders with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

Index Term(s):	Education for All Handicapped Children Act; Prisoner's rights



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