Barriers to Criminal Justice System Engagement Among Victims with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
Barriers to Criminal Justice System Engagement Among Victims with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
Ráchael A. Powers Jacquelyn Burckley Rebekkah L. Gross Brittany E. Hayes Amanda K. Simmons Leigh Anne McKingsley a University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USAb University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USAc The Arc, National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability, Washington, DC, USARáchael A. Powers, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. Her main research interests lie in the areas of violent victimization, with a focus on gender-based violence (IPV, sexual assault), hate crime, and bystander behavior.Jacquelyn Burckley, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Her research examines how institutional and legislative responses to victimization can either facilitate recovery or exacerbate harm, with a focus on populations that are stigmatized by or excluded from traditional systems of support.Rebekkah L. Gross, is a Doctoral Candidate in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. Her research focuses on victimology, with particular attention to the victimization of college students and the role of consent education in preventing sexual victimization. She is currently investigating how individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities acquire and interpret the concept of consent, with broader research interests in developing age-appropriate consent education curricula to reduce sexual victimization and promote safety within diverse populations.Brittany E. Hayes, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. Her research centers on the correlates, consequences, and responses to victimization. Her current funded work examines reporting barriers for victims with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as an evaluation of hospital-based violence intervention programs across Ohio.Amanda K. Simmons, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an associate professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Cincinnati. Her primary research interests include developing and implementing effective teaching and training of populations who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and those that support them to improve functional and meaningful communication interactions across the lifespan.Leigh Anne McKingsley, MSSW, MPA is Senior Director of Disability and Justice Initiatives at The Arc of the U.S. where she has advocated with and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities involved in the criminal justice system for 29 years, and where she founded and oversees The Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability.