An Exploratory Study: Human Rights, Persons with Disabilities and the Criminal Justice System in Trinidad and Tobago
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This study explores the topics of human rights violations, persons with disabilities (pwds) and the criminal justice system of Trinidad and Tobago. The goal of this research is to discover whether human rights violations exist against pwds in the justice system and if so, how and why they may be violated. The various means by which these rights can be protected and enhanced is also critical to this research. This study encompasses three components of the justice system: the police, courts and prison systems as well as inculcated legislation as a key constituent. I adopted a qualitative methodology, with semi-structured interviews representing the main data collection medium accompanied by secondary sources. I found evidence that the human rights of pwds are possibly violated within the police, courts and legislative aspect of the system, with less clarity shed on the reality within the nation’s correctional facilities. I identified numerous multifaceted and interlocked themes which assisted in explaining how and why the rights of pwds may be violated in the justice system.Based upon these findings, I provide multiple suggestions for ways in which the rights of pwds can be enforced and protected within the individualized sectors as well as overall justice system. In terms of accessing and maneuvering within the criminal justice system of Trinidad and Tobago, pwds are increasingly marginalised and susceptible to conscious as well as unintentional human rights violations in a number of ways due to a multitude of reasons.
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This study explores the topics of human rights violations, persons with disabilities (pwds) and the criminal justice system of Trinidad and Tobago. The goal of this research is to discover whether human rights violations exist against pwds in the justice system and if so, how and why they may be violated. The various means by which these rights can be protected and enhanced is also critical to this research. This study encompasses three components of the justice system: the police, courts and prison systems as well as inculcated legislation as a key constituent. I adopted a qualitative methodology, with semi-structured interviews representing the main data collection medium accompanied by secondary sources. I found evidence that the human rights of pwds are possibly violated within the police, courts and legislative aspect of the system, with less clarity shed on the reality within the nation’s correctional facilities. I identified numerous multifaceted and interlocked themes which assisted in explaining how and why the rights of pwds may be violated in the justice system.Based upon these findings, I provide multiple suggestions for ways in which the rights of pwds can be enforced and protected within the individualized sectors as well as overall justice system. In terms of accessing and maneuvering within the criminal justice system of Trinidad and Tobago, pwds are increasingly marginalised and susceptible to conscious as well as unintentional human rights violations in a number of ways due to a multitude of reasons.
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