Caught in the Web of the Criminal Justice System: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, and Sex Offenses
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1785927132 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"With 18 Contributors/Authors it's a Must Read" according to Mary. This is the 6With 18 Contributors/Authors it's a Must Read This is the 63rd book on Sexual Violence, Sex Offenders, Registries, Civil Commitment of SVP’s, Teen Sexting, Sex Crimes and the Media, Sex Panics and Fear-mongering that I’ve read.It was the second one I’ve read on Autistic people being prosecuted, convicted, imprisoned and labeled “Sex Offenders”, but this book covers so much more than just the autistic side.I’ve scanned through the notes I took while reading which I will file alon. rd book on Sexual Violence, Sex Offenders, Registries, Civil Commitment of SVP’s, Teen Sexting, Sex Crimes and the Media, Sex Panics and Fear-mongering that I’ve read.It was the second one I’ve read on Autistic people being prosecuted, convicted, imprisoned and labeled “Sex Offenders”, but this book covers so much more than just the autistic side.I’ve scanned through the notes I took while reading which I will file alon. "Mr. Dubin's book is a first rate, empirically" according to tommyc. Mr. Dubin's book is a first rate, empirically researched expose' on those citizens who are born with a developmental disability, such as hfASD who get caught in our massive, and powerful criminal justice system. His book details how our punitive, carceral state is designed to demonize and punish those on the spectrum, over the much more effective option of clinical intervention. It is high time that a book tackles head on the consequences of our actions when we lock ou
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. Increasing numbers of people with autism and other developmental disabilities are being convicted of sex offences, resulting in draconian and public punishment. 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. 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. Proposing a new way
-- Ami Klin PhD, Marcus Autism Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine Who doesn't want to protect kids from sexual violence? We all do! But our current sex offender laws are turning Americans with autism into pariahs when they don't - can't - understand our social cues and taboos. The resultant proposals are rational, just, and humane, not only for people with development disabilities but for all criminal defendants. No More. -- William C. Buhl, retired Circuit Judge and former District Judge and Prosecuting Attorney An intimate look at the social and sexual challenges of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders to an informed critique of child pornography prosecutions and the hyper-punishment of sex offenses. -- Judith Levine, author of Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex . -- Lenore Skenazy, founder of the book, blog