Caught in the Web of the Criminal Justice System

Autism, Developmental Disabilities, and Sex Offenses

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, Reference & Language, Law, Family & Relationships
Cover of the book Caught in the Web of the Criminal Justice System by Gary Mesibov, Melissa Sreckovic, Kenneth M. Mogill, Dennis P. Sugrue, Mark H. Allenbaugh, Richard Wollert, Alexander Skelton, Fred S. Berlin, Erin Comartin, Nick Dubin, Catherine Carpenter, John Douard, Pamela Schultz, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Author: Gary Mesibov, Melissa Sreckovic, Kenneth M. Mogill, Dennis P. Sugrue, Mark H. Allenbaugh, Richard Wollert, Alexander Skelton, Fred S. Berlin, Erin Comartin, Nick Dubin, Catherine Carpenter, John Douard, Pamela Schultz ISBN: 9781784502980
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Publication: June 21, 2017
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Language: English
Author: Gary Mesibov, Melissa Sreckovic, Kenneth M. Mogill, Dennis P. Sugrue, Mark H. Allenbaugh, Richard Wollert, Alexander Skelton, Fred S. Berlin, Erin Comartin, Nick Dubin, Catherine Carpenter, John Douard, Pamela Schultz
ISBN: 9781784502980
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication: June 21, 2017
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Language: English

Increasing numbers of people with autism and other developmental disabilities are being convicted of sex offences, resulting in draconian and public punishment. Yet even when evidence shows that people with these conditions often pose little threat to society, or lack a core understanding as to why their actions break the law, the "sex offender legal regime" doesn't allow any room to take the disability into account.

This ground-breaking book offers a multi-disciplinary examination of how unjust sex offense laws trap vulnerable groups such as those with developmental disabilities. Drawing on research, empirical evidence and including case studies, experts from the fields of law, ethics, psychology and sociology explore what steps should be taken in order to ensure that laws are just and take into consideration factors such as the vulnerability of the perpetrators. Investigating the consequences caused by public hysteria over sex offenses, this book highlights the judicial failure to protect defendants with developmental disabilities in the context of the unjust and hyper-punishment of all those charged with sex offenses. Proposing a new way forward based on research and evidence-based sentencing for sex offenses, and elimination of the sex offender registry, this book offers an informed and compassionate view that is essential for all professionals working in this field.

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Increasing numbers of people with autism and other developmental disabilities are being convicted of sex offences, resulting in draconian and public punishment. Yet even when evidence shows that people with these conditions often pose little threat to society, or lack a core understanding as to why their actions break the law, the "sex offender legal regime" doesn't allow any room to take the disability into account.

This ground-breaking book offers a multi-disciplinary examination of how unjust sex offense laws trap vulnerable groups such as those with developmental disabilities. Drawing on research, empirical evidence and including case studies, experts from the fields of law, ethics, psychology and sociology explore what steps should be taken in order to ensure that laws are just and take into consideration factors such as the vulnerability of the perpetrators. Investigating the consequences caused by public hysteria over sex offenses, this book highlights the judicial failure to protect defendants with developmental disabilities in the context of the unjust and hyper-punishment of all those charged with sex offenses. Proposing a new way forward based on research and evidence-based sentencing for sex offenses, and elimination of the sex offender registry, this book offers an informed and compassionate view that is essential for all professionals working in this field.

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