1.

Record Nr.

UNISOBE600200014235

Autore

Wilde, Oscar

Titolo

Il fantasma di Canterville / Oscar Wilde ; cur. Anna Luisa Zazo ; trad. Alex R. Falzon e Masolino D'Amico

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano, : Mondadori, 1992

ISBN

8804362250

Descrizione fisica

156 p. ; 18 cm

Collana

Paralleli

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Testo inglese a fronte

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455682303321

Autore

Debbaudt Dennis <1949->

Titolo

Autism, advocates, and law enforcement professionals [[electronic resource] ] : recognizing and reducing risk situations for people with autism spectrum disorders / / Dennis Debbaudt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002

ISBN

1-283-16055-2

9786613160553

1-84642-713-4

0-585-47822-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 p.)

Disciplina

368.4/8

Soggetti

Autism

Law enforcement

Offenders with mental disabilities

Police

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-135) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Autism, Advocates, and Law Enforcement Professionals: Recognizing and Reducing Risk Situations for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders; Acknowledgments; Section One: The Law Enforcement Perspective; 1 Introduction; 2 Autism Recognition and Response; What is autism?; Recognition; Response; Offender trends, arrest, required legal warnings, and incarceration; Lost and wandering; First response awareness programs; 3 Interview and Interrogation of Persons with Autism; Misleading indications of guilt; Possible traps when interrogating a person with autism; Tips for the interviewer/interrogator

4 Victims with AutismPerfect victims; Identifying situations of abuse; Investigating allegations of abuse; Interviewing the victim/witness; What law enforcers can do for victims; 5 Law Enforcement Training Programs; 6 Conclusion; Section Two: The Citizen's Perspective; 7 Introduction; 8 Safety at Home and in the Community; Elopement; Emergency response systems - 911; 9 Victim and Law Enforcement Awareness for Persons with Autism and Advocates; Bullying and restraint in schools; Restraint; Law enforcement recognition and response; Travel safety tips; Avoiding victimization

10 Advocacy for Offenders with Autism Spectrum DisordersAutism awareness in the criminal justice system; Court proceedings; Sentencing; 11 Collaborative Autism-Awareness Campaigns; Community policing; The role of a national advocacy organization; Grass-roots campaigns; Recognition and response handout; Community agency collaborations; Autism-specific awareness; 12 Conclusion; Resources; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Debbaudt explains how typical manifestations of autism spectrum disorders, such as running away, unsteadiness, impulsive behavior or failure to respond, may be misunderstood by law enforcement professionals, with serious consequences. For individuals with ASDs, he offers advice on how to behave in encounters with law enforcement professionals.