Access to Sign Language Interpreters in the Criminal Justice System

Historically, the provision of sign language interpreters to deaf suspects, defendants, and offenders has been a problematic issue in the criminal justice system. Inconsistency in the provision of interpreter services results largely from the ignorance of criminal justice professionals regarding dea...

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Published in:American annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886) D.C. 1886), 2001-10, Vol.146 (4), p.328-330
Main Author: Miller, Katrina R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accessibility (for Disabled)
Adults
Advocacy
Biological and medical sciences
Correctional Rehabilitation
Courtrooms
Criminal justice
Criminal Law - legislation & jurisprudence
Criminals
Deaf
Deaf Interpreting
Deafness
Defendants
Disability law
Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology
Hearing Impairments
Hearing loss
Humans
Interpreters
Language translation
Law enforcement
Legal aspects
Medical sciences
Needs Assessment
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Prevention and actions
Prisoners
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Sign Language
Sign languages
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
Surveys
Training
Translating
Translating and interpreting
United States
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Summary:Historically, the provision of sign language interpreters to deaf suspects, defendants, and offenders has been a problematic issue in the criminal justice system. Inconsistency in the provision of interpreter services results largely from the ignorance of criminal justice professionals regarding deaf people's communication needs and accommodation options. Through analysis of 22 post-Americans with Disabilities Act cases and a survey of 46 professional sign language interpreters working in criminal justice settings, the present study considered access issues concerning sign language interpreters in law enforcement, courtrooms, and correctional settings. Recommendations to increase the accessibility of interpreting services include providing ongoing awareness training to criminal justice personnel, developing training programs for deaf legal advocates, and continuing access studies.
ISSN:0002-726X
1543-0375
1543-0375
DOI:10.1353/aad.2012.0188