Main description:

Provides an in-depth understanding of how certain features of ASD may provide the context of vulnerability to engaging in a number of types of offending behaviours
Written by a world-leading expert in the field of violent crime and its relationship to ASD
Evidence-based, practical guide to working with Suspects, Defendants and Offenders with Autism, making it suitable for both researchers and professionals across Psychology and Legal domains

Contents:

Preface

Chapter 1: What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?

Chapter 2: ASD and Offending Behaviour: Why It Is Important to Recognise How ASD Symptomology Can Provide the Context of Vulnerability for Engaging in Offending and Important Considerations When Interviewed by Police and Other Criminal Justice Professionals

Chapter 3: Risk Assessment: ASD and Issues with Current Standardised Risk Assessment

Chapter 4: Prevalence of ASD in Forensic Settings

Chapter 5: Psychiatric Co-morbidity in ASD

Chapter 6: ASD in the Courtroom: Why It Is Important to Recognise This Disorder in Defendants

Chapter 7: ASD and Arson

Chapter 8: ASD and Sexual Offences (Offline and Online)

Chapter 9: ASD and Cybercrime

Chapter 10: ASD and Violent Offending

Chapter 11: ASD and Radicalisation and Extremism

Chapter 12: ASD and Extreme Violence

Chapter 13: ASD and Stalking

Chapter 14: ASD in the Prison Environment

Chapter 15: Conclusions and Recommendations

Recommended Further Reading