Autism in the criminal justice detention system: A review of the literature

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 70-75

  Cashin, Andrew ^a   Newman, Claire ^b  

^a School of Health and Human Sciences   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aspergers disorder; Autism; Autistic disorder; Forensic nursing; Prison

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CRIMINOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 68949127445     PISSN: 15563693     EISSN: 19393938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2009.01037.x     Document Type: Article

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