Sentencing offenders with disabilities
Offenders with disabilities have a vulnerable status in prison. Due to inadequate facilities and a lack of care available to address their special needs in prison, their health may even deteriorate from imprisonment. The prisons carry out the sentences decided by the courts. It is therefore of inter...
Main Author: | Jane Dullum |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Stockholm University Press
2015-02-01
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Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research |
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Online Access: | https://www.sjdr.se/articles/537 |
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