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Itdoesn’thavetobelikethis:Howanunderstandingofautismbythepoliceofficercanreducetheneedof
arrest.
AT-AutismRoughJusticeConference13/12/18
KleioCossburn
* FormerPoliceOfficer* BachelorofScience* PostgraduateCertificateinAutism* MasterofCriminology&CriminalJustice* ResearchInterests:autisticindividualscaughtupintheCriminalJusticeSystem;autisticuserinvolvementinautismtrainingforcriminaljusticeprofessionals.
AboutMe
ImplicitBias,ExplicitBias&PoliceDecisionMaking
999What’syouremergency?Series8episode2
* Thepolicemaybethefirst&onlypointofcontactforafamily.* Biasesinfluencebehaviour,judgment&decisionmaking.
FreedomofInformationRequestsJune,2018.
PoliceTraininginAutismFOIRequestJune2018
WhoDesignstheAutismTraining?
DoestheTrainerHoldanAutismQualification?
PersonalExperience
PrisonerReceptionInterviewTeam
Arrest
Socialnaiveté
CommunicationDifficulties
RestrictiveInterests
HowmyPerspectiveChanged
ImmediatelyPriortotheIncident
One
ImmediatelyAftertheIncident
Two
DuringPoliceProcedure
Three
!
YourexperienceoftheCJSisdifferentdependinguponwhichsideofthedeskyou’resitting.
RuralBeatOfficer
DoIknoworsuspectthisindividualisautistic?
SomePoliceForceshaveadoptedanAutismalert/awarenesscard
DoIneedtoapplyhandcuffs?
HastheindividualbeensprayedwithPAVA?
IsaSpit-guardgoingtobeused?
Ifyes,explainwhatishappeningandwhy.
IncidentOne
Aaron(nothisrealname)arrangedtomeetafriendoutsideasportingvenue.Thepoliceapproachedhimandafterashortconversationsearchedhisbagusingsection
47A(3)oftheTerroristAct.
Suspiciousbehaviour?
WearingahighvisibilityJacket Wearingarucksackonyourfront
Anautisticindividualmayhaveaperfectlylogicalexplanationastowhytheyaredoingsomethinginacertainway.!
IncidentTwo
Tom(nothisrealname)hadalearningdisabilityandadiagnosisofautism.
Hewasreportedtothepolice,byafamilymember,forbeinginpossessionofaKnife.
IncidentThree
Jo(nothisrealname)wasalookedafterchild.Hewasreportedtothepolicebystaffmembersonmultiple
occasionsfor‘smashing’uphisroom.
Jowasunabletonegotiatewiththeotherchildrenandquiteoftenbecamefrustrated.
FutureResearch
WhatdoautisticpeoplewhohavecomeintocontactwiththeCriminalJusticeSystemsayabouttheseinteractions?• Howmighttheseinteractionhavebeen‘improved’• Howcanofficersbetrainedtodealsensitivelywithautistic
people
