Working With Adults with Communication Difficulties in the Criminal Justice System

Working With Adults with Communication Difficulties in the Criminal Justice System
Author: Jacqui Learoyd
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2023-08-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000900614

This book offers guidance for speech and language therapists and other professionals who are working in a criminal justice setting or who are interested to know more about this dynamic and rewarding client group. The criminal justice system (CJS) includes police custody, community services, secure hospitals and prisons. Although each setting has its differences, there are overarching areas associated with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) within the population who find themselves coming into contact with the CJS. These needs are many and varied: from social deprivation and developmental language disorder, to head injury, substance misuse and ADHD. The variety is both stimulating and challenging, and this book provides the reader with a range of resources to use with such a complex client base. Key features include: academic evidence about SLCN in the CJS accessible visuals explaining the systems pathways resources to support assessment and intervention information to support individuals with a range of overlapping needs. Aimed primarily at speech and language therapists, the book also includes useful content for students, academics and professionals who wish to know more about SLCN within the CJS. As well as being full of useful infographics, this book includes a vast appendix of online material that can be downloaded and printed for use in practice.

Working with Adults with a Learning Disability

Working with Adults with a Learning Disability
Author: Alex Kelly
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2018-10-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351698117

A comprehensive and practical resource for all speech and language therapists and students, this book covers all aspects of working with this client group. Written by the author of the hugely successful "Talkabout", each section gives the reader a theoretical background of the subject under discussion, practical suggestions and formats for assessment, a guide to intervention as well as a clear and worked-out example. In addition, the author addresses staff training, group therapy, accessing the criminal justice system and working with a multi-disciplinary team.

Social Work with People with Learning Difficulties

Social Work with People with Learning Difficulties
Author: Paul Williams
Publisher: Learning Matters
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1446281671

Part of the Transforming Social Work Practice series, this title intends to support students on the social work degree. It seeks to confirm and strengthen social work values and principles so that the progress and successes achieved by 'Valuing People' can continue.

Exploring Vulnerability in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales

Exploring Vulnerability in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales
Author: Laura Farrugia
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2024-08-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1040094686

Providing a comparative analysis of both vulnerable witnesses and vulnerable suspects, this book discusses the increasingly difficult issue faced by many in modern policing, forensic psychology, criminology, and social justice studies. Examining recent legislation, guidance, current psychological theory, and contemporary research and literature, the book enhances the currently limited knowledge of vulnerability in the criminal justice system (CJS) through the presentation of theoretical understanding, case law and real-life case studies. It also explores how vulnerable victims, witnesses, and suspects progress through the system in England and Wales from initially being identified as vulnerable through to the measures used to assist them during interviews and at trial. In doing so, it provides a historical overview of how vulnerability has previously been considered, and how effective those with vulnerabilities were perceived to be in actively participating in the CJS. Further chapters consider how vulnerable individuals are safeguarded, the differences in services available to them, and what this may lead to in terms of effective participation in the system. How vulnerable groups are interviewed, what is considered best practice, and whether such practices are suitable also come under scrutiny. Exploring Vulnerability in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales is important reading for students and scholars of policing, forensic psychology, criminology, and social justice studies. It will also be of use for any organisations that conduct internal investigations such as non-government organizations, security and defence organisations, and corporate organizations.

The Foundations of Communication in Criminal Justice Systems

The Foundations of Communication in Criminal Justice Systems
Author: Daniel Adrian Doss
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2014-10-17
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1482236605

Myriad forms of communication occur within the criminal justice system as judges and attorneys speak to juries, law enforcement officers interact with the public, and the news media presents stories of events in courtrooms. Hindrances abound, however. Law enforcement officers and justice system personnel often encounter challenges that affect their

Improving Access to the Justice System for People with Communication Difficulties

Improving Access to the Justice System for People with Communication Difficulties
Author: Leanne Togher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2005
Genre: Communication skills
ISBN: 9781864878189

Training package includes video with three scenarios (4 mins each) showing the same situation. Man in wheelchair without functional speech enters the court for assistance : 1. No devices available - 2. Using low tech AAC (alphabet board) - 3. Using high tech AAC (Electronic communication device that produces computerised speech). CD includes : message cards; training manual; powerpoint presentation.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Adults: Ethical and Legal Perspectives

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Adults: Ethical and Legal Perspectives
Author: Monty Nelson
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2015-07-28
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 3319208667

This book discusses and provides insight on the legal and ethical dilemmas of managing those with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). This book provides a clear perspective for those clinicians and legal professionals who are working with those with this disorder, and correspondingly increases their understanding when arranging effective supports for this population. Historically, the primary focus on FASD has been on children. However, this is a lifelong disorder and the implications of this disorder become even more prominent and complex in adulthood. Those with this condition can struggle with impulsiveness, and a host of cognitive difficulties. This correspondingly impacts their independence and employability, and produces an elevated risk for homelessness and other residential issues, involvement in substance use, being exploited, development of behavioural issues, and subsequent legal difficulties. Their cognitive difficulties result in challenges for legal systems around the world to understand their issues, and to design appropriate remedial strategies, recommendations for treatments and supports, and even for understanding the failure of many of these individuals to be able to change their behaviours effectively. This produces various legal and ethical dilemmas, which are discussed in detail in this volume by 28 authors from Europe, New Zealand and North America. These include discussions regarding the rights of the unborn child, the alcohol industry’s duty to warn, whether small amounts of alcohol during pregnancy can be condoned, and even the current use of involuntary hospitalization for addicted mothers. Other chapters discuss the need for training on FASD for front line officers, use of lies during interrogation of those with FASD, medical and legal interventions for offenders with FASD, access to diagnostic services and follow-up supports, and whether FASD can be considered a mitigating factor for sentencing. Furthermore, caregivers also provide their stories regarding the daily dilemmas that are faced in raising those with FASD.

The Cambridge Handbook of Communication Disorders

The Cambridge Handbook of Communication Disorders
Author: Louise Cummings
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 730
Release: 2013-10-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1107470226

Many children and adults experience impairment of their communication skills. These communication disorders impact adversely on all aspects of these individuals' lives. In thirty dedicated chapters, The Cambridge Handbook of Communication Disorders examines the full range of developmental and acquired communication disorders and provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the epidemiology, aetiology and clinical features of these disorders. The volume also examines how these disorders are assessed and treated by speech and language therapists and addresses recent theoretical developments in the field. The handbook goes beyond well-known communication disorders to include populations such as children with emotional disturbance, adults with non-Alzheimer dementias and people with personality disorders. Each chapter describes in accessible terms the most recent thinking and research in communication disorders. The volume is an ideal guide for academic researchers, graduate students and professionals in speech and language therapy.

Intellectual Disabilities - E-Book

Intellectual Disabilities - E-Book
Author: Helen Atherton
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 534
Release: 2022-03-13
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0702081515

This leading textbook (previously known as Learning Disabilities) aims to further the practice of professionals and agencies who support people with intellectual disabilities. It emphasizes the strengths rather than deficits of people with intellectual disabilities, highlights the crucial role of family and friends, and places individuals firmly at the heart of everything that impacts them. Intellectual Disabilities: Toward Inclusion centres on the concepts of respecting the personhood of people with intellectual disabilities, and their rights to holistic health and to live their best lives. Most of the 27 chapters are co-authored by respected international authors, and the content has been fully updated to reflect contemporary policy, legislation and service configuration. This unique text will challenge and reframe typically held views, and provides an international focus that recognizes we have much to learn from the experiences and perspectives of other nations around the world. - Comprehensive overview of the field – relevant to contemporary practice - Content organized around three central themes: Who am I?; Maximizing my health; Living my best life - Well-written and accessible - Artwork and perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities bring content to life - Authors from a range of professional backgrounds representing Australia, Austria, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, the UK, and the United States - Activities, case studies, diagrams and useful web links - Additional material in an online resource complements reader activities found throughout the text