{"product_id":"law-and-neurodiversity-dana-lee-baker-9780774861373","title":"Law and Neurodiversity: Youth with Autism and the Juvenile Justice Systems in Canada and the United States","description":"As social perceptions of diversity become more nuanced, awareness of the prevalence of autism has grown. But how do we accommodate natural human neurodiversity within the juvenile justice system? And what are the consequences for young people? \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaw and Neurodiversity \u003c\/i\u003eoffers invaluable guidance on how autism research can inform and improve juvenile justice policies in Canada and the United States. Both countries rely on decentralized systems of governance to craft and implement law and policy, but their treatment of detained youth with autism differs substantively. This perceptive book examines the history of institutionalization, the evolution of disability rights, and advances in juvenile justice that explicitly incorporate considerations of neurological difference into court practice. In Canada, the diversion of delinquent autistic youth away from formal processing has fostered community-based strategies under state authority. US policies rely more heavily on formal responses, often employing detention in juvenile custody facilities. These differing approaches profoundly affect how crucial services such as education are delivered to youth on the autism spectrum. Building on a rigorous exploration of how assessment tools, rehabilitation programs, and community re-entry plans differ between the two countries, \u003ci\u003eLaw and Neurodiversity \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a much-needed comparative analysis of autism and juvenile justice policies on both sides of the forty-ninth parallel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dana Lee Baker, Laurie A. Drapela, Whitney Littlefield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774861371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774861373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Dana Lee Baker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995905032447,"sku":"9780774861373","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3243756-9d65-4720-aa49-1b5dcb3c3f90.jpg?v=1683338552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/law-and-neurodiversity-dana-lee-baker-9780774861373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}