Catherine Porter, a Speech and Language Therapist, talks about criminal justice and autism. More videos on this topic.
Overview
Date: Tuesday 5 October 2010
Location: Wellcome Collection Conference Centre, London This one-day conference provided practical guidance for criminal justice professionals to discuss best practice and learn key skills and techniques for working with people with autism.
Presentations
- Arrest, detention and and custody for detainees with ASD
Andy Hunt, Custody Inspector, South Yorkshire Police Force - Autism and the criminal justice system
Jenny Talbot, Programme Manager, Prison Reform Trust - Autism in the UK: an overview and implications for the criminal justice system
Carol Povey, Director of the NAS Centre for Autism - Autistic spectrum conditions in the criminal justice system: introductory issues and assessment for legal and clinical colleagues
Dr Ekkehart Staufenberg, Senior Lecturer and Consultant Forensic Neuropsychiatrist, School of Medicine, University of East Anglia - The Bradley Report: Lord Bradley's review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system
Rt. Hon. the Lord Bradley of Withington, Author of the Bradley Report - Closing the revolving door of prison sentences for people with autism
Glynis Murphy, Tizard Centre, University of Kent and Oxleas NHS Trust - Considering children and young people in the youth justice system
Carly Tutty, Centre for Mental Health - Ensuring victims, witnesses and defendants with autism are treated fairly by the courts
Sally Averill, Equality and Diversity Unit, Crown Prosecution Service - Improving police capability to engage effectively with people who have autism
Angela Smith, Detective Constable, Protecting Vulnerable Persons Unit, North Yorkshire Police Force - Interviewing: the whats, hows and watch-outs of this acutely stressful situation
Sue Mulcahy, Centre for Forensic and Investigative Psychology, University of Liverpool