Sentencing offenders with disabilities

CrimePhysical disabilityIntellectual disabilityTotalTotal %Sexual intercourse with children51419 25Violence/threats41216 21Rape3912 16Murder 3^a58 11Traffic misdemeanour5–5 7Use/possession of narcotics213 4Fraud213 4Assaulting police2–2 3Economic crime1–1 1Arson–11 1Other–66 8Total274976101^b

a This category comprises one murder, one manslaughter and one attempted murder.

b Totals do not add up due to rounding.

Table 2.

Sanctions: total numbers and per cent.

SanctionPhysical disabilityIntellectual disabilityTotalTotal %Community service26811Suspended prison371013Suspended prison and fine1–11Unconditional prison12142634Suspended and unconditional prison4172128Preventive detention1234Prison and preventive supervision^a–334Compulsory mental health care2–23Other2–23Sum274976101

a Previously, certain categories of offenders could be sentenced to preventive supervision. In 2002, this sanction was replaced by preventive detention for criminally responsible offenders and two special measures for the criminally irresponsible; forced mental care for psychotic defendants, and forced care for the mentally retarded.

Table 3.

The length of the prison sentence: total numbers.

Length of prison sentencePhysical disabilityIntellectual disabilityTotal0–3 months76134–6 months1567–11 months2351–2 years415192–4 years123More than 5 years257Total173653

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2014.998272 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011

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Language: English

Page range: 60 - 73

Submitted on: Nov 19, 2014

Accepted on: Dec 10, 2014

Published on: Feb 5, 2017

Published by: Stockholm University Press