SYSTEM OF SERVICES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED OFFENDER

• NCJ Number: 16849
• Journal: Crime and Delinquency Volume: 21 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1975) Pages: 57-64
• Author(s): F J Menolascino
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE PROPOSES A SYSTEM OF SERVICES THAT USES CORRECTIONAL METHODS IN A COMMUNITY-BASED SETTING TO HELP MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE RETARDED OFFENDER.

Abstract

THE FIRST STEP IS TO CLASSIFY RETARDED OFFENDERS INTO ONE OF THE TWO CATEGORIES OF MENTALLY ADOLESCENTS OR ADULTS. ONCE THIS IS DONE, AN EFFECTIVE SERVICE PROGRAM INCLUDING THE ELEMENTS OF PREVENTION, ADVOCACY AND TREATMENT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. THE AUTHOR DOES NOT ELABORATE EXTENSIVELY ON THIS PLAN.