How well do young offenders with Asperger syndrome cope in custody?

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-58

  Paterson, Philip ^a  

^a Health Care Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autistic spectrum disorders; Empathy and coping; Offending behaviour; Prison environment; Prisoners; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949123095     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2007.00466.x     Document Type: Article

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