The theme of the 2018 conference is autism in the criminal justice system - a 'whole system approach' to the study of autism within this context. There is a growing recognition of ASD within the criminal justice system. There is increased recognition that the ability to negotiate the criminal justice process may be particularly complex and difficult for individuals with ASD. This can be exacerbated by the hidden nature of their impairments in that their relatively good verbal abilities may mask their underlying socio-communicative impairments.Therefore, when being interviewed by police or while being questioned during court proceedings, vulnerabilities in adults are not always identified.
Additionally, Mayes (2003) and Freckelton (2012; 2013) argue that some autism traits almost certainly impact on a individual’s fitness to plead, their culpability, their criminal responsibility and also their ability to cope with custodial disposals. Nevertheless, not all Courts take into consideration expert witnesses’ statements regarding the impairments faced by their clients with ASD. Lastly, studies indicate that in the prison environment, individuals with ASD are more vulnerable to bullying and social isolation. However, very few studies to date have investigated this and there has been no empirical investigation, only case reports involving very small samples investigated primarily using questionnaires and/or observation (Allely, 2015).
The theme of the 2018 conference is autism in the criminal justice system - a 'whole system approach' to the study of autism within this context. There is growing recognition of ASD within the criminal justice system. There is increased recognition that the ability to negotiate the criminal justice process may be particularly complex and difficult for individuals with ASD. This can be exacerbated by the hidden nature of their impairments in that their relatively good verbal abilities may mask their underlying socio-communicative impairments. Therefore, when being interviewed by police or while being questioned during court proceedings, vulnerabilities in adults are not always identified.
We would like to invite you to submit Abstracts for presentation (oral and poster presentations) at the Autism and the Criminal Justice System: Current Research and Future Directions conference to be held in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK on Wednesday 12th & Thursday 13th September 2018.
The abstract submission system is now open for you to submit your abstract. You can download the abstract submission guideline for your information.
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