Using Behavioral Skills Training to Train Police Officers to Respond to Individuals with Autism

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dc.contributor.advisorLerman, Dorothea C
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFritz, Jennifer N
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLechago , Sarah A
dc.creatorHinkle, Karlie A
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-5380-7903
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-16T14:43:48Z
dc.date.available2021-07-16T14:43:48Z
dc.date.created2020-05
dc.date.issued2020-05-27
dc.date.submittedMay 2020
dc.date.updated2021-07-16T14:43:48Z
dc.description.abstractResearch indicates that individuals with autism may be more likely to encounter law enforcement due to the various unusual behaviors associated with autism (e.g., stereotypy) (Osborn, 2008). Although individuals with autism are more likely to encounter law enforcement, little research has been conducted on teaching police officers strategies to gain compliance during these encounters. Additionally, no study has evaluated police officers' performance during these situations. This study addressed these gaps in the literature by assessing the effectiveness of a brief, hands-on training for teaching officers how to gain compliance when encountering individuals with autism. In Experiment 1, behavioral skill training (BST) was used to train three police officers how to deliver prompts and reinforcement for compliance and how to respond to problem behavior. In Experiment 2, two training models, lecture only and brief BST, were evaluated with twenty-four police cadets. BST increased correct responding for all participants. These results suggest that BST is an efficient and effective model for training law enforcement in these methods.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657.1/2577
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectautism
dc.subjectlaw enforcement
dc.subjectbehavioral skills training
dc.subjectpolice training
dc.subjectcadet training
dc.titleUsing Behavioral Skills Training to Train Police Officers to Respond to Individuals with Autism
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston-Clear Lake
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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