Talbot J
Prison Reform Trust, 15 Northburgh Street, London, UK.
Int J Prison Health. 2009;5(3):141-52. doi: 10.1080/17449200903115797.
No One Knows is concerned about people with learning disabilities and difficulties who get into trouble with the police and who enter the criminal justice system. The terms 'learning difficulties' and 'learning difficulties' are often used interchangeably to describe people with an intellectual disability, excluding those who, for example, have dyslexia or Asperger syndrome. No One Knows, however, has adopted a more inclusive approach and has included in its remit offenders with learning disabilities as defined by the World Health Organization as well as those with a broader range of learning difficulties. Although there is some discrepancy on prevalence, it is clear that high numbers of people with learning disabilities and difficulties are caught up in the criminal justice system. Once in the criminal justice system it is unlikely that an individual with learning disabilities or difficulties will be identified or that their support needs will be met. This causes difficulties for the individual concerned and for the staff who work with them, who receive little or no training for working with this group of people. The question of whether people with learning disabilities (meaning intellectual disabilities) should be diverted from the criminal justice system is considered.
“无人知晓”组织关注的是那些有学习障碍和困难、与警方产生麻烦并进入刑事司法系统的人。“学习障碍”和“学习困难”这两个术语经常互换使用，用以描述有智力障碍的人，但不包括例如患有诵读困难症或阿斯伯格综合征的人。然而，“无人知晓”组织采取了更具包容性的方法，将世界卫生组织定义的有学习障碍的罪犯以及有更广泛学习困难的人纳入其工作范围。尽管在患病率方面存在一些差异，但很明显，大量有学习障碍和困难的人陷入了刑事司法系统。一旦进入刑事司法系统，有学习障碍或困难的个人不太可能被识别出来，他们的支持需求也不太可能得到满足。这给相关个人以及与他们共事的工作人员带来了困难，这些工作人员几乎没有接受过与这类人群打交道的培训。文中还探讨了有学习障碍（即智力障碍）的人是否应被分流至刑事司法系统之外的问题。
