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Virtual Reality Intervention Improves Police-Interaction Skills for Autistic Individuals
Loaded on Aug. 1, 2026
by Jo Ellen Nott
published in Criminal Legal News
September, 2026, page 44
Filed under:
Discrimination,
Americans with Disabilities Act,
Staff Training.
Location:
United States of America.
by Jo Ellen Nott
A clinical trial launched by researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (“CHOP”) and Saint Joseph’s University found that mobile virtual reality (“VR”) training can improve police-interaction skills among individuals on the autism spectrum, with the strongest measured improvement appearing in reduced fidgeting during …
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