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Best Systemic Practices for the Management of Deaf Suspects, Defendants and Offenders

Shine, Beau
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8576-0698
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1457426169

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2016, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Criminal Justice.
Deaf suspects, defendants and offenders are a largely underexplored population in criminal justice research, and there are very few studies that have examined their involvement in the criminal justice system. In addition, virtually no research has been conducted on how to manage the deaf from a systemic perspective. Without standardized practices and procedures for handling the deaf, the criminal justice system runs several risks, including disparate treatment and violations of ADA-guaranteed rights that may lead to inadmissible evidence, dismissals of cases, and not guilty verdicts, as well as lawsuits and litigation, all of which create additional strain on an already overburdened system. The current study combines previous research on the deaf and their involvement in the criminal justice system with the findings of data gathered from practitioners nationwide to gain an understanding of how best to handle, process, and communicate with the deaf at each stage of the CJ system. The goals of this study are twofold: to identify questions and concerns criminal justice practitioners face when managing deaf suspects, defendants and offenders, and to address the questions and concerns through the assembly of lists of best practices for managing the deaf at each stage of the criminal justice system. The lists of best practices can be used by law enforcement, attorneys, judges, and correctional personnel to ensure that they are adhering to ADA requirements, and may serve as a springboard for the development of evidence-based departmental, courtroom, and institutional policy for agencies nationwide.
Sandra Browning, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
R. Robin Miller, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Edward Latessa, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Sarah Manchak, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
127 p.
Criminology
Best Practices; Criminal Justice System; Deaf; Suspects; Defendants; Offenders

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  • Shine, B. (2016). Best Systemic Practices for the Management of Deaf Suspects, Defendants and Offenders [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1457426169

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shine, Beau. Best Systemic Practices for the Management of Deaf Suspects, Defendants and Offenders. 2016. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1457426169.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shine, Beau. "Best Systemic Practices for the Management of Deaf Suspects, Defendants and Offenders." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1457426169

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