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Facilitating Interaction with Police during Routine Traffic Stops for Persons with ASD
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Harry Grindle; Kari A. Sassu; Joseph M. Dooley; Eileen B. Farmer; Fred R. Volkmar – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
A product of ASD socio-communicative-deficits and insufficient police training related to autism, ASD-police interactions have the potential to become problematic, with negative outcomes for ASD individuals and police alike. Thus, the combination of police acclimation, simulatory experience for drivers with ASD and the introduction of…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Police, Police Community Relationship, Communication Skills
An Exploration of Law Enforcement Officers' Training Needs and Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Railey, Kirsten S.; Bowers-Campbell, Joy; Love, Abigail M. A.; Campbell, Jonathan M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Semi-structured interviews were employed to (a) characterize LEOs' knowledge of ASD, (b) understand interactions between LEOs and individuals with ASD, and (c) identify training needs to prepare LEOs for interactions with the ASD community. Researchers utilized a constructivist grounded theory approach to analyze data from 17 participants: (a) six…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Correlation