Caught in the Web of the Criminal Justice System: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, and Sex Offenses
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (892 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1785927132 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. Increasing numbers of people with autism and other developmental disabilities are being convicted of sex offences, resulting in draconian and public punishment. 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 forward based on research and evidence-based sentencing for sex offenses, and elimination of the sex offender registry, this book offers an informed and compass
Kudos to Dubin and Horowitz for bringing light to one of the saddest and most infuriating issues facing our country. The result is harsh punishments that don't make children any safer, even as they decimate lives that were already heartbreakingly difficult. -- William C. This book is now our most powerful weapon to counter a system too rigid to understand, too self-righteous to be just, and too unforgiving to consider scientific facts and clinical knowledge. 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 . The resultant proposals are rational, just, and humane, not only for people with develo
Mary said With 18 Contributors/Authors it's a Must Read. 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 along with all. 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 along with all. Mr. Dubin's book is a first rate, empirically 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 our citizens