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Join The Council of State Governments Justice Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance for their webinar “Diverting People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from the Criminal Justice System” on October 29, 2020 at 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET.
The Serving Safely webinar series is now available on the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) YouTube page.
NCCJD Criminal Justice Fellow presented with Julie Keegan at the conference with approximately 300 attendees. The title of the session: Representing Clients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Join NCCJD as we delve further into the topic of policing and people with disabilities, with a focus on procedural justice as a potential solution. This is the final webinar in the 2017 Policing & People with Disabilities series that educates law enforcement and others about the various intersections that play into discrimination and violence toward people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) within the criminal justice system and how we can address the issue by examining innovative programs and potential solutions from around the country.
NCCJD Attorney Fellow Ariel Simms and Director of The Arc@School Shawn Ullman presented on the following topics:
The Americans with Disabilities Act
What is I/DD and Dual Diagnosis?
Diversion and Accommodations
Reentry and Accommodations
Special Education and Community-Based Resources
NCCJD Criminal Justice Fellow presented on topic of people with I/DD in the CJS to 35 students.
NCCJD Criminal Justice Fellow Ariel Simms and The Arc's staff attorney Shira Wakschlag presented on criminal justice and disability issues at the conference and provided NCCJD fliers and Tip Sheet for Attorneys. 44 in attendance at their session.
People with disabilities and Deaf people are more likely to be victims of domestic violence and sexual assault than people without disabilities. For example, Deaf women are 3.66 times more likely than hearing women report experiences of unwanted sex by an intimate partner and 49% of people with intellectual disability will experience 10 or more sexually abusive incidents in their lifetimes.
Join NCCJD as we delve further into the topic of policing and people with disabilities, with a focus on community-based solutions.
NCCJD provided 44 number of I&R and TA requests during this time period, totaling 1,565 minutes or 26 hours
