Access to justice for people with disabilities as victims of crime in Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Claire
dc.contributor.authorHarold, Gillian
dc.contributor.authorKilcommins, Shane
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-02T08:55:54Z
dc.date.available2018-10-02T08:55:54Z
dc.date.issued2012-02
dc.date.updated2018-10-02T08:48:29Z
dc.description.abstractInternational literature recognises that people with disabilities are at greater risk of crime than their able-bodied counterparts, but that crime against people with disabilities is significantly under-reported and often fails to proceed to prosecution. However, little is known in the Irish context about how the criminal justice system responds to the needs of people with disabilities as victims of crime. This study aims to: Explore the barriers that people with disabilities who report a crime face in accessing the criminal justice system in Ireland and internationally; Compare the legislative tools and frameworks across different jurisdictions which seek to protect the rights of people with disabilities who report crime and abuse; Analyse the specific policies and practices that agencies of the criminal justice system have in place to facilitate people with disabilities’ access to justice; Explore national and international innovations which may contribute to strengthening the way in which the Irish criminal justice system responds to the needs of people with disabilities. The study addresses these aims through an international literature review and semi-structured interviews conducted with key agencies in the Irish criminal justice system.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Disability Authority (Research Promotion Scheme 2011)en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationEdwards, C., Harold, G., Kilcommins, S. (2012) Access to Justice for People with Disabilities as Victims of Crime in Ireland, Dublin: National Disability Authority.en
dc.identifier.endpage189en
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6966
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNational Disability Authorityen
dc.relation.urihttp://nda.ie/Publications/Justice-and-Safeguarding/Access-to-Justice/
dc.relation.urihttp://www.ucc.ie/en/ccjhren
dc.rights© 2012 the authors.en
dc.subjectCriminal justice systemen
dc.subjectVictims of crimeen
dc.subjectPeople with disabilitiesen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectDisability-friendly servicesen
dc.subjectAccessibilityen
dc.titleAccess to justice for people with disabilities as victims of crime in Irelanden
dc.typeReporten
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