ABSTRACT
Persons with developmental disabilities who enter the criminal justice system face injustices throughout the process. For example, their disability often goes undetected, they are more likely to incriminate themselves because they do not understand their Miranda rights, they are more likely to be imprisoned rather than receive probation, and they typically serve longer prison sentences. Based upon a review of the literature and the experiences of one program, this article provides strategies for practicing social justice with this population, which require intervention at the individual, organizational, and social policy levels. [Article copies availablefor a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mailaddress: docdelivery@haworthpress.comWebsite:https://www.HaworthPress.com" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://www.HaworthPress.com© 2003 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]
