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Law and Neurodiversity - Dana Lee Baker, Laurie A. Drapela, Whitney Littlefield

Law and Neurodiversity

Youth with Autism and the Juvenile Justice Systems in Canada and the United States
Buch | Softcover
246 Seiten
2021
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-6137-3 (ISBN)
CHF 48,85 inkl. MwSt
Through a comparison of juvenile justice systems in Canada and the United States, Law and Neurodiversity examines gaps of accommodation and consideration for youth with autism.
Law and Neurodiversity offers invaluable guidance on how autism research can inform and improve juvenile justice policies in Canada and the United States. This perceptive work examines the history of institutionalization, the evolution of disability rights, and advances in juvenile justice that incorporate considerations of neurological difference into court practice. In Canada, the diversion of delinquent autistic youth away from formal processing has fostered community-based strategies for them under state authority in its place. US policies rely more heavily on formal responses, often employing detention in juvenile custody facilities. These differing approaches profoundly affect how services such as education are delivered to youth with autism. Building on a rigorous exploration of how assessment, rehabilitation, and community re-entry differ between the two countries, Law and Neurodiversity offers a much-needed comparative analysis of autism and juvenile justice policies on both sides of the forty-ninth parallel.

Dana Lee Baker is an associate professor at California State University Channel Islands, in Ventura County. She is the author of The Politics of Neurodiversity: Why Public Policy Matters, co-author of Neuroethics in Higher Education Policy (with Brandon Leonard), and editor of Disability and U.S. Politics: Participation, Policy, and Controversy. Laurie A. Drapela is an associate professor of criminal justice at Washington State University Vancouver. Her work appears in Justice Quarterly, Crime & Delinquency, Prison Journal, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Social Science Journal, Deviant Behavior, and Youth & Society. Whitney Littlefield is a juvenile probation counsellor at the Cowlitz County Youth Services Center in Longview, Washington. She previously served as a detention officer and in other capacities within the Washington State juvenile justice system and, in 2017, received the Cowlitz County Excellence in Service award for her work with youth and families.

1 Autism, Disability Policy, and the Juvenile Justice System in Canada and the United States

2 Autism, Delinquency, and Juvenile Rights

3 Autism on Trial

4 This Kid is Different: Health Care Management and Developing Empathy

5 Zero Tolerance for Difference: The Role of the Education System in Defining Delinquency

6 The Social World of Juvenile Custody

7 Transitioning Beyond Juvenile Justice Systems

8 Looking Forward: Conclusions, Recommendations, and Next Steps

Glossary; Caselaw and Legislation; References; Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Vancouver
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 360 g
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern Arbeits- / Sozialrecht Sozialrecht
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Strafrecht Kriminologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-7748-6137-1 / 0774861371
ISBN-13 978-0-7748-6137-3 / 9780774861373
Zustand Neuware
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