Calton Sophia, Hall Guy
College of Arts, Business, Law and Social Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.
Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2021 Jul 13;29(2):274-289. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2021.1904455. eCollection 2022.
This study uses a qualitative methodological approach to investigate the experiences that autistic adults have when encountering police personnel. An anonymous, online, semi-structured survey asking open-ended questions about individual experience was used, and the data were analysed thematically. Although only five participants comprised the final sample, the findings illustrate how - despite differences in types of interaction and police contact - similar experiences were reported. Almost all participants reported experiencing a negative interaction with police, coupled with a limited understanding of the events surrounding their encounter. Four participants experienced some form of being stopped and questioned. This study aims to examine alternative perspectives, as previous research has focused on criminal justice personnel perspectives rather than autistic perspectives. This is one of a few qualitative Australian studies to seek individualised experiences from a community-based sample. Sampling and recruitment strategies need revision to attain a larger number of surveys in future research.
本研究采用定性研究方法，调查成年自闭症患者与警察接触时的经历。研究使用了一项匿名的在线半结构化调查，询问有关个人经历的开放式问题，并对数据进行了主题分析。尽管最终样本仅由五名参与者组成，但研究结果表明，尽管互动类型和与警察接触情况存在差异，但他们报告的经历却相似。几乎所有参与者都报告称与警察有过负面互动，并且对遭遇事件的了解有限。四名参与者经历过某种形式的被拦截和问询。本研究旨在探讨不同的观点，因为以往的研究侧重于刑事司法人员的观点，而非自闭症患者的观点。这是澳大利亚少数几项从社区样本中寻求个性化经历的定性研究之一。未来研究需要修订抽样和招募策略，以获得更多的调查样本。
