"Something's Happening Here/But You Don't Know What It Is": How Jurors (Mis)Construe Autism in the Criminal Trial Process

Perlin, Michael L.; Cucolo, Heather Ellis

doi:10.5195/lawreview.2021.793

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“…Wallace and colleagues (2022) described behaviors that law enforcement should be aware of when interacting with autistic people, including failure to maintain eye contact, not answering questions, and difficulty communicating, among others. Another article highlighted the importance of educating jurors and judges on these types of behaviors to ensure that they are not interpreted as signs of culpability (Perlin and Cucolo, 2021).…”

Section: Developmental Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Social and Economic Well-Being is a division of the RAND Corporation that seeks to actively improve the health and social and economic well-being of populations and communities throughout the world. This research was conducted in the Justice Policy Program within RAND Social and Economic Well-Being. The program focuses on such topics as access to justice, policing, corrections, drug policy, and court system reform, as well as other policy concerns pertaining to public safety and criminal and civil justice. For more information, email

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Section: Developmental Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%