The level of awareness of the criminal justice personnel in Cobb County, and Dekalb County Georgia's juvenile justice system regarding mental retardation and the mentally handicapped juvenile offender, 1990

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Title: The level of awareness of the criminal justice personnel in Cobb County, and Dekalb County Georgia's juvenile justice system regarding mental retardation and the mentally handicapped juvenile offender, 1990
Author: Steward, Mable Merrybell
Decade: 1990-1999
Abstract: This study investigated the awareness and understanding of justice personnel in Cobb County and Dekalb county of the Georgia Juvenile Justice System, regarding mental retardation and the mentally handicapped juvenile offender.The survey method was employed as the primary data gathering technique.The primary instrument used to collect the data was the Survey of Juvenile Justice Personnel Regarding Mental Retardation and the Mentally Handicapped Offender.The results of this investigation indicate that while juvenile justice personnel may have some understanding of mental retardation and the mentally handicapped juvenile offender,they are confused and uncertain about how to deal with this population in a professional manner.
Document Type: text
Format: application/pdf
Date of Award: 1990-05-01
Degree Type: thesis
Degree Name: Education Specialist (EdS)
Granting Institution: Clark Atlanta University
Department: Exceptional Education
Advisor: Rogers, Brenda
Institution: Clark Atlanta University
Geographic Location: Georgia--Atlanta
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1990_steward_mable_m