Access to justice : evaluation of the experiences of people with learning disabilities who report rape or sexual assault
Jobe, Alison
Access to justice : evaluation of the experiences of people with learning disabilities who report rape or sexual assault Alison Jobe and Helen Williams with Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland and Northumbria Police - Durham, England : University of Durham, 2020 - electronic document (27 pages) ; PDF file: 700 KB
Published September 2020
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland, University of Sunderland and University of Durham have worked alongside Northumbria Police to carry out research into the experiences of the Criminal Justice System by people who have a learning disability and who have experienced sexual violence.
This research investigated how people with learning disabilities might be better supported through the Criminal Justice System when reporting sexual assault and/or rape. The research is an exploratory local study in the Northumbria police force area and involved case analysis of police data; alongside interviews with service users and key stakeholders. (From the website). A summary report and easy read version of the report are also available. Record #7472
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
DISABLED PEOPLE
PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
POLICE PROCEDURES
RAPE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SUPPORT SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM
Access to justice : evaluation of the experiences of people with learning disabilities who report rape or sexual assault Alison Jobe and Helen Williams with Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland and Northumbria Police - Durham, England : University of Durham, 2020 - electronic document (27 pages) ; PDF file: 700 KB
Published September 2020
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland, University of Sunderland and University of Durham have worked alongside Northumbria Police to carry out research into the experiences of the Criminal Justice System by people who have a learning disability and who have experienced sexual violence.
This research investigated how people with learning disabilities might be better supported through the Criminal Justice System when reporting sexual assault and/or rape. The research is an exploratory local study in the Northumbria police force area and involved case analysis of police data; alongside interviews with service users and key stakeholders. (From the website). A summary report and easy read version of the report are also available. Record #7472
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
DISABLED PEOPLE
PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
POLICE PROCEDURES
RAPE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SUPPORT SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM