Criminal behavior and school discipline in juvenile justice-involved youth with autism. / Slaughter, Alexandra M. ; Hein, Sascha; Hong, Judy H. ; Mire, Sarah S. ; Grigorenko, Elena L. .
In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 49, No. 6, 2019, p. 2268-2280.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Criminal behavior and school discipline in juvenile justice-involved youth with autism
AU - Slaughter, Alexandra M.
AU - Hein, Sascha
AU - Hong, Judy H.
AU - Mire, Sarah S.
AU - Grigorenko, Elena L.
N1 - Slaughter, A.M., Hein, S., Hong, J.H. et al. J Autism Dev Disord (2019) 49: 2268. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-03883-8
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The objective was to delineate the prevalence of criminal behavior and school discipline in juvenile justice-involved youth (JJY) with autism. A sample of 143 JJY with autism was matched to comparison groups of JJY without a special education classification, JJY with learning disabilities, and JJY with other special educational needs (N = 572). Results showed that JJY with autism committed significantly fewer property crimes. With regard to school discipline, JJY with autism were least likely to receive policy violations, out-of-school suspensions, and in-school suspensions. Finally, regardless of special education classification, JJY who had a history of fighting in school were more likely to recidivate. Our results suggest that JJY with autism are not more likely to commit crimes compared to JJY without SEN.
AB - The objective was to delineate the prevalence of criminal behavior and school discipline in juvenile justice-involved youth (JJY) with autism. A sample of 143 JJY with autism was matched to comparison groups of JJY without a special education classification, JJY with learning disabilities, and JJY with other special educational needs (N = 572). Results showed that JJY with autism committed significantly fewer property crimes. With regard to school discipline, JJY with autism were least likely to receive policy violations, out-of-school suspensions, and in-school suspensions. Finally, regardless of special education classification, JJY who had a history of fighting in school were more likely to recidivate. Our results suggest that JJY with autism are not more likely to commit crimes compared to JJY without SEN.
KW - Autism
KW - Crime
KW - Discipline
KW - Recidivism
KW - School
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85061185204&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10803-019-03883-8
DO - 10.1007/s10803-019-03883-8
M3 - Article
VL - 49
SP - 2268
EP - 2280
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
SN - 0162-3257
IS - 6
ER -
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