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SUMMARY:Autism and the Criminal Justice System: Achieving Best Evidence  -
  Katie Maras\, Centre for Applied Autism Research (CAAR)\, University of B
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DTSTART:20230731T103000Z
DTEND:20230731T113000Z
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CONTACT:Elizabeth Weir
DESCRIPTION:Investigative interviews are a crucial evidence-gathering stag
 e within the Criminal Justice System\, yet they are also socially and cogn
 itively demanding for interviewees. The social and cognitive differences e
 xperienced by autistic people mean that interviews can be especially chall
 enging for them. For example\, understanding others’ mental states\, int
 erpreting social contexts\, recalling personally experienced events from m
 emory\, and engaging in reciprocal social communication are all often diff
 icult for autistic people. These characteristics constitute significant ba
 rriers to autistic adults providing credible\, accurate and reliable inter
 view statements during criminal proceedings unless a more enabling environ
 ment is provided. In this talk\, I will present a series of research studi
 es evidencing the difficulties experienced by autistic witnesses during in
 vestigative interviews and alternative evidence-based interviewing techniq
 ues that are compatible within a legally-appropriate framework. I will dis
 cuss the further challenges faced by autistic suspects\, before outlining 
 a new program of research focussing on the court system.
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85130861934?pwd=c1l1czdNSFVaUzdtRDRPSlU
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