Autism, advocates, and law enforcement professionals : recognizing and reducing risk situations for people with autism spectrum disorders / Dennis Debbaudt.
2002
HV6133 .D43 2002eb
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Title
Autism, advocates, and law enforcement professionals : recognizing and reducing risk situations for people with autism spectrum disorders / Dennis Debbaudt.
Author
ISBN
0585478228 (electronic bk.)
9780585478227 (electronic bk.)
1846427134
9781846427138
9781853029806
1853029807 (Trade Paper)
1283160552
9781283160551
9780585478227 (electronic bk.)
1846427134
9781846427138
9781853029806
1853029807 (Trade Paper)
1283160552
9781283160551
Imprint
London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (142 pages)
Call Number
HV6133 .D43 2002eb
System Control No.
(OCoLC)53382616
Summary
Individuals with developmental disorders are seven times more likely than other people to come into contact with police and their responses to encounters with the law may not always be socially appropriate. How can the needs and responses of people with autism spectrum disorders be reconciled with the duties of the police to serve and protect the community? In this book, private investigator and autism advocate Dennis Debbaudt provides essential information for both groups. He explains how typical manifestations of autism spectrum disorders, such as running away, unsteadiness, impulsive behavi.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-135) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Autism, Advocates, and Law Enforcement Professionals: Recognizing and Reducing Risk Situations for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders; Acknowledgments; Section One: The Law Enforcement Perspective; 1 Introduction; 2 Autism Recognition and Response; What is autism?; Recognition; Response; Offender trends, arrest, required legal warnings, and incarceration; Lost and wandering; First response awareness programs; 3 Interview and Interrogation of Persons with Autism; Misleading indications of guilt; Possible traps when interrogating a person with autism; Tips for the interviewer/interrogator
4 Victims with AutismPerfect victims; Identifying situations of abuse; Investigating allegations of abuse; Interviewing the victim/witness; What law enforcers can do for victims; 5 Law Enforcement Training Programs; 6 Conclusion; Section Two: The Citizen's Perspective; 7 Introduction; 8 Safety at Home and in the Community; Elopement; Emergency response systems
911; 9 Victim and Law Enforcement Awareness for Persons with Autism and Advocates; Bullying and restraint in schools; Restraint; Law enforcement recognition and response; Travel safety tips; Avoiding victimization
10 Advocacy for Offenders with Autism Spectrum DisordersAutism awareness in the criminal justice system; Court proceedings; Sentencing; 11 Collaborative Autism-Awareness Campaigns; Community policing; The role of a national advocacy organization; Grass-roots campaigns; Recognition and response handout; Community agency collaborations; Autism-specific awareness; 12 Conclusion; Resources; References; Index
4 Victims with AutismPerfect victims; Identifying situations of abuse; Investigating allegations of abuse; Interviewing the victim/witness; What law enforcers can do for victims; 5 Law Enforcement Training Programs; 6 Conclusion; Section Two: The Citizen's Perspective; 7 Introduction; 8 Safety at Home and in the Community; Elopement; Emergency response systems
911; 9 Victim and Law Enforcement Awareness for Persons with Autism and Advocates; Bullying and restraint in schools; Restraint; Law enforcement recognition and response; Travel safety tips; Avoiding victimization
10 Advocacy for Offenders with Autism Spectrum DisordersAutism awareness in the criminal justice system; Court proceedings; Sentencing; 11 Collaborative Autism-Awareness Campaigns; Community policing; The role of a national advocacy organization; Grass-roots campaigns; Recognition and response handout; Community agency collaborations; Autism-specific awareness; 12 Conclusion; Resources; References; Index
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Print version: Debbaudt, Dennis, 1949- Autism, advocates, and law enforcement professionals. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002
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