ERIC Number: EJ1217792
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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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.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v49 n6 p2268-2280 Jun 2019
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.
Descriptors: Crime, Discipline, School Policy, Juvenile Justice, Youth Problems, Students with Disabilities, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Incidence, Learning Disabilities, Suspension, Special Education, Identification, Antisocial Behavior, Recidivism
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Justice (NIJ) (DOJ); Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: 2013JFFX0018; R305H140050