Criminal Justice Reform for the Developmentally Disabled, How You Can Make a Difference is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of transition planning, adult service routines, vocational programming, and long-term support decisions. In Criminal Justice Reform for the Developmentally Disabled, How You Can Make a Difference, for this course, the practical stakes show up in skills that remain meaningful when school supports disappear and adult expectations change, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →People with an I/DD/Autism are up to 7 times more likely to have contact with law enforcement in their lifetime than the general population, although, there is no evidence that they commit crimes at higher rates The criminal justice system does not take into account a person with Developmental disabilities This presentation will cover: Why do people with DD get caught up in the criminal justice as it relates to their disability?What are the issuesWhat is being done about itHow can you help to prevent this?
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Brian Kelmar is the Executive Director and cofounder of the nonprofit Legal Reform for Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled (LRIDD). LRIDD is a national nonprofit organization, working on criminal justice reform for our most vulnerable population of those with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) such as autism. He has worked with families in every state and organizations across Canada and the UK for those with developmental disabilities caught up in the criminal legal system. He has written three legislative bills and has been the lead advocate on two other bills on criminal justice reform for developmentally disabled. All five of the bills have been signed into law with overwhelming support. He has spoken at numerous conferences and conventions on the topic of his work and has done televisions, radio, news outlets and magazines interviews about criminal justice reform for developmentally disabled. He was recognized for his advocacy work by the ARC of Virginia for Catalyst for Change award. He has been a senior executive of large corporations as well as an entrepreneur. He is a retired Navy Commander and Naval Aviator with over 500 carrier landings. As a Department of Defense Military Research Fellow, he coauthored a book, on “A Model for Leading Change”. He is a proud father of an autistic son, and his two other sons. He has an undergraduate degree from Penn State University, an MBA from Troy State University, doctoral studies at Nova Southeastern University, and an executive education from Harvard Business School. He is also an avid marathon and ultra-marathon runner in his spare time.
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