Neurodivergence and the Criminal Justice System

Tom Smith, LLB, PhD, is Associate Professor in Law at the University of the West of England (UWE), UK, specialising in criminal justice, fair trial, and neurodivergence.Roxanna Dehaghani, LLB, LLM, PhD, is Reader in Law at Cardiff University, UK, specialising in vulnerability in the criminal process.Blánaid Gavin, PhD, is Associate Professor at University College Dublin, Ireland and a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. She is the co-founding editor of the journal Neurodiversity.Etain Quigley, PhD, is Lecturer in Law at Maynooth University, Ireland. Her research specialisms are neurodiversity and mental health. She is the co-founding editor of the journal Neurodiversity.Emma Smith, PhD, received her Doctorate in Communication and Culture from Toronto Metropolitan University and York University, Canada. She is an independent researcher and consultant in Toronto.

• Chapter 1: Neurodivergent Perspectives in Policing: Embracing Diversity for an Inclusive Criminal Justice System Victoria Bell, Adam Greenslade, and Alice SiberryChapter 2: Autistic and under Arrest: Challenges Faced by Autistic People Bobbie Jay WhiteChapter 3: Confabulation: Considering Neurodivergence and Confession CredibilityMichelle WhiteChapter 4: Understanding the Impact of FASD in Forensic Interviews: Challenges, Implications, and RecommendationsDavid Junior Gilbert, Uzma Naseem, Tania Goddard, Alan D. Price, Raja A.S. Mukherjee, Penny A. Cook, and Clare S. AllelyChapter 5: It Needs to be a More Holistic Approach: Person-Centred Care to Support Autistic People and People with Learning Disabilities in PrisonsRachael Mason, Lauren Smith, Niko Kargas, Jim Rogers, and Todd HogueChapter 6: Supporting Autistic Individuals in the English Prison SystemKim Turner, Alexandra Lewis, and Mo FosterChapter 7: Being a Safe Harbour in the Storm: Mitigating the Double Vulnerability of Neurodivergence in Youth Justice through an Expericence-Sensitive ApproachClaire Westwood and Victoria TurleyChapter 8: Don’t Ask Him – Ask MeDavid WilkinChapter 9: The Challenge and Promise of Understanding the Criminal Justice Response to Neurodivergent Children and Violent ExtremismGina Vale and Craig WebberChapter 10: Neurodiversity, the Criminal Justice System, and Mutual Aid TheoryMel Jordan, Anne-Marie Day, Andrew Forrester, Jane McCarthy, James Tangen, Emma Joyes, and Eddie Chaplin