Police Training On The Autism Spectrum Disorder ( Asd )

ESSAY TITLE: SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

The United States has the highest rate of incarceration among the developed countries, with 2.2 million currently in jails and prisons. The number of inmates with mental disorders has been increasing during the past three decades, most likely the result of the deinstitutionalization of the state mental health system. Correctional institutions have become the de facto state mental hospitals. There are more seriously and persistently mentally ill people in prisons than in all state hospitals in the United States. When incarcerated these people face many disadvantages on top of their sickness. They do not receive the psychiatric help they need, nor do they receive proper medication or therapy. In addition, the guards do not know how to properly deal with people with mental disabilities. With so many issues in the criminal justice system there is no room for improvement for these inmates.

We are proposing to expand and implement the CIT program to increase the effectiveness of and expand the options for law enforcement response to and handling of situations involving individuals with disabilites. The goal of this proposed project is to improve the knowledge officers have

A survey conducted in 2011 through 2012 showed that 32 percent of people who were in prison had at least one disability. Of that 32 percent, 2 out 10 prisoners reported having some form of a cognitive disability (Bureau of Justice Statistics, n.d.). If the bill that Senator Thurmond Strom introduced to the Senate were to be passed, these prisoners with cognitive disabilities will be even further oppressed and receive even fewer resources upon their release. This proposed bill will have a negative impact on the overall outcome of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Often these police officers lack the training required to deal with youth, especially those suffering from disabilities.

S., & Forst, L. S. (2016). An introduction to policing (8th ed.). Boston, MA, USA: Cengage Learning.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics there are currently 2.4 million people in federal and state prison in the United States, that equals out to 1 out of every 100 American adults. This places the United States at number one in the world for its incarceration rate. The US has 5% of the worlds population but 245% of the worlds prisoners. In addition to this there are 4.8 million adults on probation of parole and 70,792 juveniles in juvenile detention. In 2008 the breakdown for adults under correctional control was as follows: one out of 18 men, one in 89 women, one in 11 African-Americans (9.2 percent), one in 27 Latinos (3.7 percent), and one in 45 Caucasians (2.2 percent). Since 1980 the prison population has quadrupled in part

Law-enforcement needs to expand educational areas and how police officers are to execute the duties of the job, as well as teaching the individuals at younger ages, how to interact with an officer. The research has shown that many altercations between civilians and officers are escalated because of the communication between the civilian and Officer. The offices are only following the evolution of the policing models to make sure that they keep the streets safe from drugs, criminals, and potential dangers. The policing evolution continues to evolve with the needs of the world. Criminal justice agencies take the time to evaluate what is working to protect the community and what needs to change to evolve policing into what the community

People with intellectual disabilities represent 4 to 10% of the offenders in the court system and it is higher in the juvenile court system (Davis, 2009). People with intellectual disabilities are at risk in the justice system evidenced by the way Brendan Dassey was treated when he was in custody and the treatment that he received as the trial progressed. Those with intellectual disabilities tend to be taken into custody, incarcerated, and then mistreated while in prison (Davis, 2009). Once this occurs, they tend to not get parole and may stay incarcerated longer (Davis, 2009). Another issue with the treatment of the intellectual disabled within the court system is that there is no federal standard for what IQ is defined as being intellectually

The author explains that the Policing in a Multiracial Society Project was designed to teach new officers racial literacy and cultural empathy (pg. 116). Another focus of this article is that explores the importance of police- community relations in culturally informed policing. According to the article the PMSP aim is to address systemic concerns regarding police misconduct (pg. 118). Researcher uses a formative evaluation method to assist in the further development and revision of the PMSP (pg. 118). The research team at the University of Illinois objectives when developing the PMSP was to focus on awareness, knowledge, and skills. At the time of publication the PMSP had been used on two cohort groups. Feedback on the project was given through surveys, focus groups, evaluations, and module with police recruits, community members, and veteran officers (pg. 119). The data revealed that some resistance to the program. Data showed that deliverance of the message, and the perspective of the officers were the main reason for the resistance. It was concluded that changing the mindsets of recruits, and veteran officers was a difficult

Only a minority of people with autism will encounter the criminal justice system, either as a victim, witness, suspect or offender. However, majority of those who do, will suffer under the hands of an out of date legal system –that only works well for people who communicate well. Regardless of the role that they enter as, those on the autism spectrum need help to ensure that they are being treated fairly without their mental disability interfering. Society has come so far on what is defined as the perception of autism or Asperger's. Recognized today as an independent neurologically based disorder of significance, and a major public health problem raises awareness that helps fight the stigma. All members within the legal system need the proper

An individual may think a police officers job is easy but in comparison to various jobs in today’s society police officers face many difficulties that occur in line of duty. Majority of their difficulties are caused by stress leading to numerous amounts of disorders or more sever suicide, religion and cultural differences between a police officer and a citizen and discrimination or racism against police officers. In order for police officers to avoid such challenges there are solutions to help cope with different feelings and situations they face daily.

Recently, polices are sometimes acting aggressively on citizens in Newark. Most of people believe that such behavior is too rude to them and they feel they are treated without and respect and justice by the police. They believe that police should be fair and respectful to everyone. However, polices’ purpose is to create citizens a safe and health community to live and protect their security. If polices’ action and parlance are not friendly that would cause dissatisfaction and hostility from citizens. Therefore, Newark Polices asked to create a training program to “soften” police behavior. Here are some training programs that I believe would help create a better relationship between citizens and polices.

Police officer training is a vital component to the safety of the citizens that the officers are sworn to protect and the laws that they are sworn to uphold. Police officer training doesn’t start when the officer is out in the field, it begins way before that. Training, you can say, begins at a young age, especially for those that want to pursue a career in law enforcement. Once the decision is made to follow a law enforcement path then all of that person’s efforts should be applied to what needs to be done. Studies that have been conducted show statistics on the numbers of people in academies and what they are trained in. Other studies show the interaction between police and citizens. They also show the type of personnel, the policies, and the practices that are followed. The articles that are being presented will review the training that an officer should receive from admittance in a police academy and throughout their career in law enforcement. The articles will focus on various aspects such as training, contacts with citizens, complaints on officers about the use of force, racial differences, and practices. All of them have something to do with officer training or the lack there of and all should be taken into consideration by an officer.

As a social worker, communication challenges can become apparent when working with clients who have an intellectual disability (ID). An ID is defined as, “A disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills” (“Definition of Intellectual Disability,” 2013). Research has shown a positive correlation between impairments with social behaviours and functional level of an individual, the largest impairments are seen with people who have a severe ID (Smith & Matson, 2010, p. 1367). This correlation shows how working with an individual with an ID can be difficult, as their social behaviours may be impaired. “[A]pproximately 40-50% of people with intellectual disabilities experience some degree of difficulty with communication” (Sowney & Barr, 2006, p. 1680). This difficulty in communication with people who have ID needs to be addressed in order to foster a healthy relationship. With regard to having successful communication with ID individuals, certain considerations are important to keep in mind: respecting the individual’s self-determination, displaying empathy, and having a willingness to use alternative forms of communication.