A Scoping Review of Research to Assist Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Interactions with Police

Sanyaolu, Olutosin; Olaniyan, Afolakemi C.; Addy, Tabitha Naa Akuyea; Nabors, Laura

doi:10.1007/s41252-022-00240-2

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“…Over the decades of delivery, who receives CIT training has expanded from single units to entire departments, ensuring that the critical tactics of de-escalation were established for all officers. Yet, critiques of CIT training have voiced concerns that the training is not specific enough to adequately train officers for encounters with persons with neurodevelopmental disabilities (Sanyaolu et al. , 2022), such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD).…”

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

Herbert

Pelletier

Wallace

2022

PIJPSM

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Purpose 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 informal, nonorganizationally based means police officers receive on-the-job training regarding interactions with autistic individuals.Design/methodology/approach Using personal networks and snowball sampling, the authors interviewed 19 police officers from multiple US police departments who reported having known contact with an autistic individual while on duty. Interviews were transcribed and coded to identify themes describing formal training and informal means to learn about autistic persons during interactions.Findings The authors find that many officers received formal training on mental health, though few received specific training about autism. Most commonly, officers with a personal connection to autism (e.g. a child or loved one), passed down information and techniques to other officers on how to have positive encounters with autistic individuals. Officers also passed along field knowledge of known autistic individuals in patrol areas/beats to help others have positive interactions. Lastly, community members often assisted officers by sharing information about find where an individual may be located, may live or known personal characteristics/preferences.Originality/value Scholars examining police contact with autistic individuals infrequently detail the point of view and needs of officers in successfully interacting with this population. This work adds to this growing discussion by exposing how officers use personal experience, informal training and community members’ assistance as a stopgap for their general lack of training on how to interact with autistic individuals successfully and positively.

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

Herbert

Pelletier

Wallace

2022

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“…The progress of the last century regarding schooling, social integration, and employment of people with disabilities was based on the recognition of problems, not on their denial. This recognition gave a considerable boost to research on the genetic, behavioral, and educational characteristics and needs of those with disabilities and the development of effective and humane interventions [12]. Unfortunately, it also gave birth to many fads and controversial therapies [13].…”

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The Allure of Neurodiversity

Kauffman

2022

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Neurodiversity" is a term now frequently used to indicate the idea that disabilities, including a range of intellectual and developmental disabilities (e.g., autism spectrum disorder or ASD), are neurological variations among individuals that should be celebrated, not changed. Although it is true that diversity is within the natural continuum of human existence, neurodiversity, a biological reductionist term, has been used to imply a strategy and policy for education and social services for people with disabilities. In the political sense, neurodiversity can represent a rationale for not teaching students with various disabilities alternative behaviors so that they can maximize their human functioning, including social acceptance and opportunities. We discuss the educational and political consequences of this specific notion of neurodiversity.

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Interventions for Persons with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Involved with the Criminal Justice System: a Scoping Review

Whittingham

Cauduro

Laplante

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Curr Dev Disord Rep

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A Scoping Review of Research to Assist Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Interactions with Police

Cited by 3 publications

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

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

The Allure of Neurodiversity

Interventions for Persons with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Involved with the Criminal Justice System: a Scoping Review

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