{"id":1577,"date":"2020-09-09T17:15:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T21:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/?page_id=1577"},"modified":"2023-12-11T13:56:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T18:56:20","slug":"courtroom-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/resources-tips-and-tools\/courtroom-behaviour\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtroom Behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1602083369037{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_separator][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;30&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]In the courtroom, an accused with a Brain Injury may:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not be able to behave according to the conventions and solemnity of the courtroom<\/li>\n<li>Not understand the severity of their situation<\/li>\n<li>Act inappropriately and or act impulsively or without inhibition<\/li>\n<li>Be overly friendly, aggressive or withdrawn<\/li>\n<li>Appear to have no remorse or consideration for others involved in the case<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two common reactions of those with sensory processing difficulties are to either shut down or act out. When a person with a Brain Injury shuts down, he or she may \u201cgo flat\u201d or display a flat affect, limiting his or her response. Conversely, the accused with a Brain Injury may also act out with verbal or physical rage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information has been adapted with permission from <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fasdjustice.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.fasdjustice.ca\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1602165995963000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFHMOcWwwv3tWfhIjIXEz-7F8gpLA\"><strong><u>www.fasdjustice.ca<\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1602083369037{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_separator][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;30&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]In the courtroom, an accused with a Brain Injury may: Not be able to behave according to the conventions and solemnity&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1527,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1577","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Courtroom Behaviour - ABI Justice - Legal Experts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Courtroom behaviour. 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