Influence of behaviors associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder on the course of a police interview

Katie Logos; Neil Brewer; Robyn Young

Abstract

Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)sometimes exhibit unusual behaviors that may lead to adverse interactions with criminal justice professionals (e.g., police and judges) and unfavourable impressions with jury members. Previous mock-juror and deception detection studies suggest that displays of certain behaviors that characterize ASD individuals are often interpreted as signs of attempts to deceive and indicative of low credibility. In two experiments we examined observer impressions and decision making when a suspect displayed characteristic ASD behaviors during a police interview and whether observers’ impressions were moderated by the direction(incriminating or exonerating) and strength of other police evidence.

Original language	English
Pages	154
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference 2019 - Portland, United States Duration: 13 Mar 2019 → 16 Mar 2019

Conference

Conference	American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference 2019
Abbreviated title	AP-LS 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Portland
Period	13/03/19 → 16/03/19
Other	The annual conference is a special time on several fronts. It provides a forum for society business to be conducted, including, and in line with this year’s presidential theme, taking stock and charting a path forward. Conference goers—professionals, students, exhibitors, and other interested attendees—have the opportunity to learn about and present new or important research findings and issues; legal and policy analyses and solutions; practice considerations and matters; and future directions and opportunities for research, practice, policy, and society at the intersections of psychology and law. Continuing education credit is available. Attendees can meet the division’s current leadership and learn how to become more involved in the organization. Members of all levels are honored for their accomplishments or recognized for their competitive ideas. The conference is also a time—during sessions, breaks, receptions, and the fun run—to confer with colleagues and mentors, visit with friends, and make new connections.

Keywords

ASD
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Criminal justice
Interviews
Juror decisions
Suspects

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