Autism spectrum disorder in prison and secure care

OP O'Sullivan - Irish journal of psychological medicine, 2022 - cambridge.org
I read with interest,'Autism spectrum disorder and Irish prisoners'(Moloney & Gulati,
Reference Moloney and Gulati 2019). Similar to Ireland, the UK prevalence of autism …

Autism spectrum disorder and Irish prisoners

N Moloney, G Gulati - Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2022 - cambridge.org
The prevalence of ASD internationally in correctional settings is higher than community
estimates. One study in a US maximum security setting (Fazio et al. Reference Fazio, Pietz …

Evaluation of a screening instrument for autism spectrum disorders in prisoners

L Robinson, MD Spencer, LDG Thomson… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
There have been concerns that individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are over-
represented but not recognised in prison populations. A screening tool for ASDs in prisons …

'I'm Not Even Bothered if they Think, is that Autism?': An Exploratory Study Assessing Autism Training Needs for Prison Officers in the Scottish Prison Service

F Slokan, M Ioannou - The Howard Journal of Crime and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies indicate that autistic individuals can experience increased distress in
prison, leading to significant disruption in the prison regime and difficulties in rehabilitation …

Supporting autistic people in prisons

Y Bates, RJ Tully - Working with Autistic People in the Criminal …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter focuses on people with autism who are residing in prisons in the UK. Prisons
pose unique challenges for the person who has autism and also for the staff working with …

Autism spectrum disorder and mental health problems among prisoners

J McCarthy, L Underwood, H Hayward… - European …, 2015 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe provision of support for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) within
the community is improving as a consequence of policy and legislative changes. However …

Prisoners with neurodevelopmental disorders

L Underwood, A Forrester, E Chaplin… - Journal of intellectual …, 2013 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to review the evidence on providing services to
people with neurodevelopmental disorders in prisons, with a focus on those prisoners with …

Management of prisoners with autism is not perfect but is improving

A Lewis, M Foster, C Hughes… - British Medical …, 2016 - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) commissioned the National Autistic
Society (NAS) to conduct a review of the management of autistic prisoners (2). This was …

Autism in forensic settings

E Longfellow, J Skelding - Diversity and Marginalisation in …, 2022 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Historically, autistic people have been marginalised by virtue of their neurological
differences leading to discrimination and barriers to accessing their full human and civil …

Service Provision in Forensic Settings

D Murphy - Handbook of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Law, 2021 - Springer
Although there is no evidence to suggest that individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
(ASD) are any more likely to offend than individuals without an ASD, they are likely to be …