Walsh, Dave, Brooks, Graham ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1220-2932, Naka, Makiko, Oxburgh, Gavin and Kyo, Akira (2023) Forensic interviews conducted with autistic adults in Japan: A review of the literature and directions for future research. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. ISSN 1321-8719

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Abstract

The interviewing of victims, witnesses and suspects are important in helping resolve criminal investigations. In Japan, developments have recently occurred in the training of the police and their public prosecutors in these key tasks. Whilst literature exists on autism in Japan, studies examining police/public prosecutor interviews with autistic adults conducted in that country (and indeed, any other) remain scant. As elsewhere in the world, identification of those who manifest characteristics prevalent on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) scale, has been found to be problematical to criminal justice professionals. To help address this deficit in understanding, we provide an overview of the literature concerning contemporary understanding of the challenges facing autistic adults as they attempt to reveal their verbal accounts, as well as suggested techniques when interviewing adults on the ASD scale during criminal investigations, offering lessons learned from research conducted around the world that provide potentially promising solutions for Japan.

Item Type:	Article
Identifier:	10.1080/13218719.2023.2192255
Keywords:	autism, developmental disorders, Japan, police, police interviewing, public prosecutors, suspects, victims, vulnerabilities, witnesses
Subjects:	Law and criminal justice Psychology
Related URLs:	Publisher
Depositing User:	Graham Brooks
Date Deposited:	24 Feb 2023 10:46
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2024 16:14
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/9812

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