Dis/ableist criminology: Conceptualising the social harms experienced by neurodivergent individuals who have encountered the criminal justice system.

This article examines the intersections between neurotypes, social harm, and criminality. By employing a mobile-biographical interpretive method, the lived experiences of three neurodivergent individuals who have previously engaged in criminal activity and with diagnoses of attention deficit hyperac...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Criminology Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 860 - 879
Autores principales: Macdonald, Stephen J, Peacock, Donna
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jul2026
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