简短报告：关于对高功能自闭症罪犯量刑的司法态度
Brief Report: Judicial Attitudes Regarding the Sentencing of Offenders with High Functioning Autism.
作者信息
Berryessa Colleen M
机构信息
Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Department of Criminology, University of Pennsylvania, 483 McNeil Building 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
出版信息
J Autism Dev Disord. 2016 Aug;46(8):2770-2773. doi: 10.1007/s10803-016-2798-1.
This brief report presents preliminary data on the attitudes of judges on the sentencing of offenders with High Functioning Autism (HFA). Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with twenty-one California Superior Court Judges. Interviews were qualitatively coded and constant comparative analysis was utilized. Findings revealed that judges consider HFA as both a mitigating and aggravating factor in sentencing, and knowledge of an offender's disorder could potentially help judges understand why a criminal action might have been committed. Judges voiced concerns about the criminal justice system being able to effectively help or offer sentencing options for offenders with HFA. Finally, judges reported that they are focused on using their judicial powers and influence to provide treatment and other resources during sentencing.
本简要报告呈现了关于法官对高功能自闭症（HFA）罪犯量刑态度的初步数据。对21名加利福尼亚高等法院法官进行了半结构化电话访谈。访谈进行了定性编码，并采用了持续比较分析。研究结果显示，法官在量刑时将高功能自闭症视为减轻和加重处罚的因素，了解罪犯的病症可能有助于法官理解犯罪行为的动机。法官们对刑事司法系统能否有效帮助高功能自闭症罪犯或为其提供量刑选择表示担忧。最后，法官们报告称，他们专注于利用司法权力和影响力在量刑时提供治疗及其他资源。
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