Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically review the current police training and
criminal justice policy regarding the treatment of suspects with autism spectrum disorder …

Young offenders disproportionately present with Developmental Language Disorder and are
likely to struggle with the communication demands of the justice system. Professional …

Since 2004, witness intermediaries have been utilised across the justice system in England
and Wales. Two witness intermediary schemes based on the English model have also been …

Online surveys were used to sample the views of judges, barristers and solicitors (n= 33)
about their engagement with autistic individuals in criminal courts in England and Wales …

Communication assistance is a form of specialist support for witnesses and defendants in
justice settings who have been identified as having communication difficulties. This new role …

Registered intermediaries are communication specialists appointed to facilitate the
communication of vulnerable witnesses participating in the criminal justice system in …

This article critically analyses the current status of rape shield laws in India. The article
begins by assessing the effectiveness of these laws by examining the statutory provisions …

'Communication assistance'is a term that derives from section 80 of the Evidence Act 2006: a
legislative provision that has given birth to a whole new profession in the New Zealand legal …

Defendants have long held rights to participate in their criminal trials, including the right to
effective participation. However, the precise meaning and scope of this right is unclear, and …

Background A recent meta‐analysis suggested that the majority of young people in contact
with the criminal justice system have cognitive and/or communication impairments. Over the …