PROJECT CAMIO (CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND THE MENTALLY INCOMPETENT OFFENDER), V 1 - STRATEGIES FOR THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED OFFENDER

• NCJ Number: 12527
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 123 pages
• Grant Number(s): R01-MR-07006 (HEW)
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Texas Dept of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

OVERVIEW OF PROJECT CAMIO RESULTS, A DISCUSSION OF STUDY ASSUMPTIONS MADE ABOUT RETARDED OFFENDERS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVED TEXAS POLICIES.

Abstract

SUMMARIES OF THE SEVEN OTHER REPORTS (SEE NCJ 12528 THROUGH 12534) ARE PROVIDED. STUDY ASSUMPTIONS INCLUDE AN OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF RETARDATION AS BELOW 70 IQ, THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF MENTALLY RETARDED OFFENDERS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE IN THE BORDERLINE AND MILDLY RETARDED RANGE, AND THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE IS NO NECESSARY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RETARDATION AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR OR CULPABILITY. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED CONCERNING LEGISLATION, ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL CHANGE, AND COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED.