Psychology and the legal process: Testimonial privileged communications.

1964 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 831-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Geiser ◽  
Paul D. Rheingold
Keyword(s):  
Legal Process ◽  
Privileged Communications

Perempuan Difabel Berhadapan Hukum

MUWAZAH ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Muhammad Julijanto
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Legal Process ◽  
Women With Disabilities ◽  
Legal Cases ◽  
Limited Access ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Examination Room

This paper describes women with disabilities who are facing legal cases, most of which are related to cases of sexual violence. The handling of cases of women with disabilities experienced problems, namely: law enforcers did not have a maximum understanding of the disabled; 2) limited access; 3) limited evidence: 4) difficulty communicating; 5) the community does not want to be a witness; 6) length of legal process; 7) lack of knowledge about the law; 8) there is no assistance in the police department during inspections, the examination room is not easily accessible, and the lack of information for victims; 9) the prosecutor does not provide information if the file has been delegated and; 10) judges have difficulty communicating. Therefore, law enforcers must have the same perception of diffables, so that they get legal justice.

Unfitness to Plead in England and Wales

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudi Fortson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Learning Disability ◽  
Developmental Disorder ◽  
Criminal Offence ◽  
Legal Process ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Criminal Jurisdiction ◽  
Communication Impairment ◽  
The Law ◽  
Law Commission

This chapter examines the legal and practical issues encountered by practitioners when dealing with unfitness to plead litigation. As the Law Commission for England and Wales has pointed out, defendants charged with a criminal offence may be unfit to plead or to stand trial for a variety of reasons, including difficulties resulting from mental illness, learning disability, developmental disorder, or communication impairment. Two issues are considered: (i) how might those defendants who are unfit be accurately identified; and (ii) what steps should be taken by legal practitioners and by the courts of criminal jurisdiction to cater for the interests of vulnerable defendants, victims, and society, and to maintain the integrity of the legal process as one that is fair and just? The chapter evaluates the reform proposals of the English Law Commission and assesses how the law could be improved for all those who are involved in dealing with the unfit to plead.

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