The purpose of this paper is to examine the awareness of intellectual disabilities (ID) amongst professionals in the criminal justice system (CJS) and their knowledge of those persons, either as victims, witnesses, suspects, accused or defendants.,A survey of the professionals in the CJS (n=388), combined with a series of focus group interviews with experienced professionals (n=20), was conducted.,One out of three respondents (police, district attorneys and judges) reported that they have regular contact with suspects who have an ID. Differences in knowledge of ID amongst professionals in the CJS can explain awareness and detection of persons with ID.,Non-responders may represent professionals with no knowledge or less interest in these issues.,Reflections on ID have not previously been studied in the Norwegian CJS. The findings serve as a basis and status quo for further research.

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智力障碍和犯罪行为：警察，地方检察官和法官的意识和关注

本文的目的是检验刑事司法系统（CJS）专业人员中的智障人士（ID）以及他们作为受害者，证人，嫌疑人，被告或被告的人的知识。 CJS专业人士（n = 388），以及与经验丰富的专业人士（n = 20）进行的一系列焦点小组访谈，三分之二的受访者（警察，地方检察官和法官）报告说他们有定期联系有身份证的嫌疑人。CJS专业人士之间对ID知识的差异可以解释对ID人士的认识和发现。无响应者可能代表对这些问题不了解或兴趣较小的专业人员。挪威CJS之前尚未研究过ID的思考。