Mental health courts (MHCs) may enable better support for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) within the criminal justice system (CJS) but little evaluative empirical evidence is available regarding their operation. The purpose of this paper is to explore professional perceptions of the challenges of including people with ID in a targeted services court (TSC) designed for people with mental health issues and ID.,Information was gathered, via interviews and focus groups, from 46 professionals working with people with mental health issues and ID within the TSC. Data were analysed by using thematic network analysis.,Findings highlight the neglect and lack of inclusion of people with ID within the TSC processes, with challenges in identifying people with ID, stakeholder awareness, inconsistent adapting of practices for people with ID and information transfer underpinned by the involvement of numerous organisations with differing agendas.,Although valued, development of a TSC, including people with ID, was a challenging endeavour and may reflect societal and institutional neglect of people with ID, recommendations are provided.,This study adds to the few investigations that have considered the process of including people with ID in a TSC from the perspective of those working in the CJS.

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“在各个层面都受阻”：刑事司法系统专业人士将有智障人士纳入目标治安法院的经验

精神卫生法院（MHC）可以在刑事司法系统（CJS）中为智障人士（ID）提供更好的支持，但是关于其运作的评估性经验证据很少。本文旨在探讨专业人士对将身份认同者纳入目标服务法院（TSC）所面临的挑战的专业知识，该服务针对患有精神健康问题和身份认同者的人群而设计。通过访谈和焦点小组，从46位专业人员中收集了信息在TSC中与患有精神健康问题和身分证的人合作。通过主题网络分析对数据进行了分析。研究结果突显了在TSC流程中忽略和缺乏ID身份人员的问题，在识别ID身份人员，利益相关者意识，