ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022
Brief Report: Sentencing Outcomes for Offenders on the Autism Spectrum.
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- The Impact of Affective Theory of Mind on Autistic Individual's Perception of Remorse.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Article
- A Biopsychosocial Overview of Speech Disorders: Neuroanatomical, Genetic, and Environmental Insights.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- A descriptive study of young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder referred to a Fixated Threat Assessment Centre.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2025Article
- Characteristics of harmful sexual behaviour in autistic adolescent males as compared to controls.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2025Article
- Breaking Down the Stigma: A Review of the Literature on the Relationships between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Criminal Behavior.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Are autistic people disadvantaged by the criminal justice system? A case comparison.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2023Article
- Criminal justice system interactions among young adults with and without autism: A national birth cohort study in New Zealand.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2022Article
- Responding to neurodiversity in the courtroom: A brief evaluation of environmental accommodations to increase procedural fairness.Criminal behaviour and mental health : CBMH · 2022Article
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Abstract
Although people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not more likely to commit crimes, they are overrepresented in the criminal justice system as reported by Howlin (Autism and Asperger syndrome: Preparing for adulthood, Routledge, 2004). This may, in part, be due to unfavourable interactions with the criminal judiciary. Evidence suggests the autistic population are perceived unfavourably in adjudicative proceedings resulting in harsher penalties. The present study explores whether ASD offenders (ASD-O) receive longer sentences compared to national sentencing data. Sentencing data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) were used to compare ASD-O with similar offences. ASD-O attracted longer sentences across all offence classifications. Inferential analyses indicated sexual assault sentences were significantly higher in the ASD-O sample. No significant differences were found for murder, manslaughter, and assault.
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