Handbook of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Law
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Beschreibung
This book addresses an important and relatively neglected topic in the scientific literature: individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have dealings with the legal system. It examines issues and implications for autistic people, who have a significant risk for engagement with the legal system in some capacity (e.g., witness/bystander, victim, or perpetrator).
Key areas of coverage include:
- Autistic people as victims and perpetrators of criminal activities, including violence, stalking, sexual exploitation, and cybercrime.
- Risks for unlawful behavior in individuals with autism and Asperger's.
- Legal assessment issues, such as witness protection and postconviction diagnoses.
- Legal outcomes for autistic people, including case law, prevention, service provisions in correctional settings, and rights and support systems.
The Handbook of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Law is an essential, comprehensive resource that explores the risk for unlawful behaviors affecting autistitc people as victims and perpetrators, as well as related issues of assessment and treatment, and outcome. It is a must-have reference for researchers, clinicians/practitioners, and graduate students in psychology, psychiatry, social work, and law, as well as professionals in such related fields, as criminology/criminal justice and the legal system.
This book addresses an important and relatively neglected topic in the scientific literature: individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have dealings with the legal system. It examines issues and implications for autistic people, who have a significant risk for engagement with the legal system in some capacity (e.g., witness/bystander, victim, or perpetrator).
Key areas of coverage include:
- Autistic people as victims and perpetrators of criminal activities, including violence, stalking, sexual exploitation, and cybercrime.
- Risks for unlawful behavior in individuals with autism and Asperger's.
- Legal assessment issues, such as witness protection and postconviction diagnoses.
- Legal outcomes for autistic people, including case law, prevention, service provisions in correctional settings, and rights and support systems.
The Handbook of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Law is an essential, comprehensive resource that explores the risk for unlawful behaviors affecting autistitc people as victims and perpetrators, as well as related issues of assessment and treatment, and outcome. It is a must-have reference for researchers, clinicians/practitioners, and graduate students in psychology, psychiatry, social work, and law, as well as professionals in such related fields, as criminology/criminal justice and the legal system.
Examines issues and implications confronting individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Asperger’s within the legal system Explores pathways and risks for unlawful behaviors and individuals with ASD, both as victim and perpetrator Addresses key considerations for attorneys dealing with defendants who have ASD Reviews alternative approaches for first responders to manage situations involving individuals with ASD
Autor*in
Fred R. Volkmar
Themen in »Handbook of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Law«
Aggression and autism Asperger’s and the law Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the legal system Child exploitation and ASD Cybercrime and autism Empathy and autism Expert witnesses and autism First responder training and individuals with ASD Impulsivity and ASD Individuals with ASD as perpetrators of crime Individuals with ASD as victims of crime Legal defense of individuals with autism Postconviction diagnoses of ASD Psychiatric co-morbidity and ASD Sexual offenses and autism