Policing: An International Journal: Volume 45 Issue 3

Police contact with individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities: a special issue introduction

Danielle Wallace, Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick

In this paper, the authors summarize the empirical and theoretical gaps in understanding of police contact with individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities at…

Police encounters with individuals perceived as having intellectual or developmental disabilities: an examination of encounter characteristics from two studies

Amy Watson, Megan Phan, Michael T. Compton

Very little is known about the frequency and nature of police contacts with individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DDs). The purpose of the study is to…

The frequency and clustering of autism-related behaviors during encounters between the police and the autism community

Danielle Wallace, Jessica Herbert, Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick, Sarah E. Kabourek

This paper intends to examine the behaviors autistic individuals display during police encounters, determine if there are differences in those behaviors by age and gender, then…

Towards inclusionary policing: a critical inquiry into the pre-trial treatment of suspects with intellectual disabilities in Ireland

Alan Cusack, Gautam Gulati, Colum P. Dunne, Shane Kilcommins

This paper aims to critically evaluate contemporary Irish police practice, with an emphasis on emergent procedural innovations, in light of the needs of suspects with intellectual…

A pilot study of co-produced autism training for police custody staff: evaluating the impact on perceived knowledge change and behaviour intentions

Chloe Holloway, Nell Munro, Kleio Cossburn, Danielle Ropar

Autistic people have reported particularly negative experiences in police custody, which can lead to significant long-term personal and legal consequences. Research has suggested…

Police departments and care continuity for autistic youth in suicidal crisis

Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick, Guy Weissinger, Catherine VanFossen, Rose Milani, Jonas Ventimiglia, Isaiah Delane-Vir Hoffman, Matthew Wintersteen, Tita Atte, Sherira Fernandes, Guy Diamond

Autistic youth face higher risks for experiencing mental health crises. To develop and test a county-level social network measure of care coordination between police departments…

The informal, nonorganizational ways police officers receive training on encounters with autistic individuals

Jessica Herbert, Karissa Pelletier, Danielle Wallace

Given that formal training on autism is still a relatively infrequent occurrence for police officers, the objective of this study is to expose and describe the formal and…

Examining the sources of police confidence when working with autistic individuals

Abigail M.A. Love, Kirsten S. Railey, Colleen P. Jones

Not only is the prevalence rate of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) rising, but there has been increased attention in the media focused on interactions between autistic individuals…

Stressors or facilitators? Exploring the factors that impact police officers' abilities to respond to disablist hate crime

Jemma Tyson

The purpose of this paper is to explore stressors and facilitators experienced by police officers when engaging with individuals with learning disabilities, within the context of…

Divergent perspectives: autistic adults' perceptions of the police

Megan M. Parry, Jessica Huff

Much of the current criminological research regarding police and the autistic community focuses on police training for interacting with autistic individuals or the experiences…

“I'm just different–that's all–I'm so sorry … ”: Black men, ASD and the urgent need for DisCrit Theory in police encounters

Turea Michelle Hutson, Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick, Sherira Fernandes, Jessica Walton, Kathryn Bouvier-Weinberg, Antoinette Radcliffe, Ayana Allen-Handy

Limited research focuses on the challenges that exist at the intersection of race and dis/ability for Black men on the autism spectrum in encounters with law enforcement. An…