Cockram J
Centre for Social Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup Campus, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia.
J Intellect Disabil Res. 2005 Jul;49(Pt 7):525-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00707.x.
BACKGROUND This paper reports results from a total population of persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Western Australia arrested for the first time since 1 April 1984. It is part of a longitudinal study that 'tracked' offenders with ID through the criminal justice system over an 11-year period to compare their experiences at each stage of the justice process with a sample of the general offending population. The research draws on an analysis of the Western Australian Police Services Apprehension records and the Disability Services Commission database. METHOD The data collected provided the opportunity to calculate base rates of the probability of rearrest of offenders with ID in comparison to mainstream offenders. RESULTS The study found that people with ID had a significantly higher rate of rearrest than general population offenders and the study canvasses some possible reasons for this finding.
背景 本文报告了自1984年4月1日以来首次在西澳大利亚被捕的全体智力残疾者的相关结果。这是一项纵向研究的一部分，该研究在11年期间“跟踪”了有智力残疾的罪犯通过刑事司法系统的情况，以便将他们在司法程序各阶段的经历与一般犯罪人群样本进行比较。该研究借鉴了对西澳大利亚警察逮捕记录和残疾服务委员会数据库的分析。方法 所收集的数据提供了一个机会，用以计算有智力残疾的罪犯与主流罪犯相比再次被捕概率的基础比率。结果 该研究发现，有智力残疾的人再次被捕的比率显著高于一般犯罪人群，并且该研究探讨了这一发现的一些可能原因。
