ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2017
The Prevalence and Correlates of Involvement in the Criminal Justice System Among Youth on the Autism Spectrum.
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- A Systematic Review of Autistic People and the Criminal Justice System: An Update of King and Murphy (2014).Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Pooled it
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- Autistic people and life experiences: the role of student skills and support.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Police Contact and Mental Health Among Adolescents With Autism: Findings From the UK Millennium Cohort Study.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
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- Policing Black autistic children: A qualitative approach to understanding Black caregivers' concerns.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
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- Creating the Global Criminal Justice Survey: A Questionnaire Designed to Gather Perspectives from the Autism Community and Criminal Justice Professionals.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- The contributory role of an autistic presentation to miscarriage of justice in a high-profile murder case in New Zealand.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2024Article
- Language is a critical mediator of autistic experiences within the criminal justice system.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2023Article
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Abstract
This study examined the prevalence and correlates of involvement in the criminal justice system among a nationally representative sample of youth with autism. We examined whether youth had been stopped and questioned by police or arrested at 14-15 years old and 21-22 years old. By age 21, approximately 20% of youth with autism had been stopped and questioned by police and nearly 5% had been arrested. Female youth were less likely to be involved in the criminal justice system, whereas youth displaying externalizing behaviors were more likely to be involved in the criminal justice system. Further research is needed to investigate factors associated with involvement in the criminal justice system among youth with autism and to implement prevention strategies.
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