Autism Program, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, 880 6th Street South, Suite 410, Saint Petersburg, FL, 33701, USA.
Department of Psychology, Western Carolina University, Cullowee, NC, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Dec;50(12):4221-4229. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04485-5.
Highly publicized interactions between law enforcement officers (LEOs) and individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have raised questions about LEOs' training related to ASD. In the present study, 157 LEOs participated in ASD-specific training and completed pretest and posttest surveys of autism knowledge, confidence, and self-monitoring. The majority of LEOs responded to calls involving someone with ASD in the last year, with 20% of these calls resulting in involuntary psychiatric hospitalization. LEO knowledge of ASD, self-confidence in responding to calls, and self-monitoring of performance increased from pretest to posttest. Compared to male counterparts, female officers were less likely to use force and handcuffs when responding to ASD-related calls. Female officers' self-confidence increased significantly more than male officers.
执法人员（LEO）与自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）个体之间备受瞩目的互动引发了人们对 LEO 与 ASD 相关培训的质疑。在本研究中，157 名执法人员参加了特定于 ASD 的培训，并完成了自闭症知识、信心和自我监测的预测试和后测试调查。大多数执法人员在过去一年中都回应了涉及 ASD 患者的电话，其中 20%的电话导致非自愿精神科住院治疗。LEO 对 ASD 的了解、对回应电话的自信以及对绩效的自我监测从预测试到后测试都有所提高。与男性同行相比，女性警官在回应与 ASD 相关的电话时使用武力和手铐的可能性较小。女性警官的自信心增长幅度明显大于男性警官。
