...Kaylie Holke; Meghan Cosier; Elissa Green Kaustinen; Cathy Scherer; Andrew Wall Purpose The purpose of this study was to pilot a research-based autism training session for law enforcement officers (LEOs), test the Police Self-Efficacy for Autism (PSEA) scale as a measurement tool for the session...

...Michelle O’Reilly; Nikki Kiyimba; Samuel Tromans; Alison Drewett Purpose The Human Rights Act (1998) identifies protected characteristics for which it is unlawful for employers to discriminate against employees. Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are both currently classified...

... websites in Ontario, Canada, were examined to determine which programmes were promoted for autistic individuals. Inductive qualitative content analysis was used to identify and describe how autism was constructed in the information about the programmes. Findings About 64.8% of police services...

...Chloe Holloway; Nell Munro; Kleio Cossburn; Danielle Ropar Purpose Autistic people have reported particularly negative experiences in police custody, which can lead to significant long-term personal and legal consequences. Research has suggested providing autism training to police forces would...

... of the police and police-led autism awareness efforts using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression. Variables of interest include perceptions of procedural justice, police treatment of autistic individuals, fear of interacting with police and perceptions of police autism awareness campaigns. Findings...

...Abigail M.A. Love; Kirsten S. Railey; Colleen P. Jones Purpose 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 and police officers. Research suggests that police...