The report on this was published yesterday https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/news/criminal-justice-joint-inspectorate
What do you think of the full government report?
I will delay putting my own comments about it..................
The report on this was published yesterday https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/news/criminal-justice-joint-inspectorate
What do you think of the full government report?
I will delay putting my own comments about it..................
The full government report runs to 77 pages, I have had a skim through the executive summary, I hope that they take action on it.
That report from KeyRing, which captures the voices of seven people of various ages and with a variety of experiences in the criminal justice system was interesting:
Perhaps a lot of crime could be prevented, lives improved and money saved by adopting sensible policies.
I had a look at the link that you gave and it sounds like a step in the right direction. I have not had any dealings with the criminal justice system other than being on a jury, but I would think that someone on the autistic spectrum would be at a comparative disadvantage (a prison could be a very noisy place for example).
I notice that there is a survey about young autistic people’s experiences or worries about being involved in the criminal justice system:
Maybe no one is interested to read this document