Download or read book Best Systemic Practices for the Management of Deaf Suspects, Defendants & Offenders written by Beau Shine and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.