All Articles tagged mental disabilities

• Justice Commentaries
  November 08, 2017 EDT
  ENDING DISPARITIES AND ACHIEVING JUSTICE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES
  Sheila E. SheaRobert Goldman

  Miscarriages of justice for those with mental disabilities can be avoided by reforming statutory schemes and embracing concepts of therapeutic justice not yet integrated into New York's criminal justice system.

• Justice Commentaries
  November 08, 2017 EDT
  JUSTICE OR INJUSTICE: A HISTORY AND CRITIQUE OF THE NEW YORK STATE JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
  Rose Mary BaillyDena M. DeFazio

  This article explores the history of state oversight in NY and the departure represented by the "New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.”