From The Crime Report:
People with autism spectrum disorder have potential social or communication differences and sensory sensitivities that can put them at higher risk when they become involved with the justice system, according to researchers.
Now, by looking at the different points at which someone interacts with the criminal justice system, a new policy brief identifies many opportunities to intervene, support and potentially remove autistic people from criminal justice interactions.
The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University researched ways to enhance interactions between autistic people and the legal system with funding from the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), hosting a number of austistic people, criminal justice experts, and policy makers as part of a Global Autism and Criminal Justice Consortium to generate recommendations. Continue reading>>>
|
|
|
|
