Criminal Justice

An Interview with Jim Elliott, MSW, Manager, Community Placement Program and Public Policy Compliance, San Andreas Regional Center We have increasingly been hearing frightening stories about individuals with autism or other developmental disabilities getting caught in the criminal justice system after episodes of disruptive or difficult behaviors. To better understand what happens when our children…

Leigh Ann Davis, M.S.S.W., M.P.A. is Director of Criminal Justice Initiatives with The Arc. The Arc is the largest national community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families. Their work encompass all ages and more than 100 different diagnoses including autism, Down syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders…