Pathways to Justice: Get the Facts Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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This fact sheet provides an overview of autism, autism and the criminal justice system, and identification and communication tips for justice professionals.

Pathways to Justice: Get the Facts Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

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This fact sheet provides an overview of FASD, FASD and the criminal justice system, and identification and communication tips for justice professionals.

Pathways to Justice: Get the Facts Intellectual Disability

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This fact sheet provides an overview of intellectual disability, intellectual disability and the criminal justice system, and identification and communication tips for justice professionals.

Pathways to Justice: Get the Facts on Psychiatric Disabilities

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This fact sheet provides an overview of psychiatric disabilities, psychiatric disabilities and the criminal justice system, as well as identification and communication tips for justice professionals.

10 Facts Law Enforcement Needs to Know When Serving & Protecting People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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This fact sheet provides profession-specific knowledge and tips to better assist law enforcement officers when interacting with the IDD community.

Law Enforcement Registries for Individuals With Disabilities: What Law Enforcement Agencies Need to Know

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This policy brief provides guidance to law enforcement agencies considering the use of registries in their communities.

People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System: Victims & Suspects

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This brief report provides an overview of how people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) become involved in the criminal justice system as victims or suspects.

People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Sexual Offenses

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This brief report addresses the issue of individuals with I/DD who have been charged with or convicted of a sex offense, including common offenses, accountability, and services and interventions.

Policing & People with Disabilities Webinar Series: A Call for Procedural Justice

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Join NCCJD as we delve further into the topic of policing and people with disabilities, with a focus on procedural justice as a potential solution. This is our final webinar in the 2017 Policing & People with Disabilities series that educates law enforcement and others about the various intersections that play into discrimination and violence toward people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) within the criminal justice system and how we can address the issue by examining innovative programs and potential solutions from around the country. Topics addressed on this webinar include an explanation of procedural justice, an overview of the history and current efficacy of procedural justice principles, examples of how procedural justice can impact policing practices with the disability community, the leadership philosophy that needs to be in place to encourage the use of such practices, and an interactive discussion in which panelists apply the four tenets of procedural justice to realistic use of force scenarios.

Panelists:
Lt. Leo Daniels, Arlington Police Department
Chief Michael Davis, Northeastern Police Department
Lt. Tarrick McGuire, Arlington Police Department
Ariel Simms, The Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice & Disability

Mental Health Courts and Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Criminal Justice Solution?

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Mental health courts were created to divert offenders away from prison into long-term community-based treatment. These courts rely on assessments, treatment plans and ongoing monitoring of behavior to address both the mental health needs of the offenders, as well as the safety needs of the community. But, are mental health courts appropriate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD)? Can they do more harm than good? Join NCCJD as we explore these questions and hear from experts in the field about this under-recognized dilemma in the criminal justice system. NCCJD will discuss the results of a recent informal survey of mental health courts serving people with I/DD, followed by Ms. Baird who will provide a historical perspective of mental health courts, and define their role and purpose in the criminal justice system. Ms. Patton will discuss how the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Court specifically addresses the needs of individuals with I/DD and the benefits of serving these individuals. Mr. Stone will address the concerns of mental health courts and whether they are adequate to serve those with I/DD.

Panelists:

Jennifer Baird, Program Manager, Mental Health Court, St. Lucie County, Florida
Meghan Patton, Court Coordinator, Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Court, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Adam Stone, Criminal Defense Attorney