Ethical and Legal Perspectives in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): Foundational Issues

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This book discusses how to deal ethically with people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the police, courts and correctional services. Ethical and legal issues associated with the deficits of individuals with a brain disorders such as FASD are surfacing more and more frequently in criminal proceedings. People with FASD often have not been diagnosed and rarely exhibit any visible evidence of the disorder. It has been argued that this invisible disability puts them in a disadvantaged position in the justice system, since the awareness of this condition is limited. The need to identify and to address FASD more effectively and the many ethical issues this raises within the context of the law is increasingly acknowledged within judicial and legislative branches, as well as in government departments, agencies and community programs that provide services to those with FASD and their caretakers and families. This is the first book to give to elaborate on ethical and legal issues of FASD. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 FASD and Justice: An Historical Perspective (Kenneth R. Warren, Linda L. Chezem)....Pages 3-21 FASD and the Denial of Equality (Ian Binnie)....Pages 23-35 Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Abnormal Brain Development – Findings from Basic Research (Kathleen K. Sulik)....Pages 37-48 Total Cost of FASD Including the Economics of FASD Associated with Crimes (Nguyen Xuan Thanh, Egon Jonsson)....Pages 49-66 Front Matter ....Pages 67-67 Understanding the Methods for Diagnosing FASD (Sterling Clarren)....Pages 69-75 Imaging Brain Structure in FASD (Sarah Treit, Christian Beaulieu)....Pages 77-93 Screening and Assessment of FASD in a Youth Justice System: Comparing Different Methodologies (Deepa Singal, Teresa Brown, Sally Longstaffe, Mary Kate Harvie, Trevor Markesteyn, Albert E. Chudley)....Pages 95-124 Front Matter ....Pages 125-125 Social Incompetence of FASD Offenders: Risk-Awareness as a Factor in Criminal Culpability (Stephen Greenspan, George Woods)....Pages 127-143 Understanding the Neurobehavioral Deficits and Psycholegal Capacities of Individuals with FASD in the Criminal Justice System (Kaitlyn McLachlan, Carmen Rasmussen)....Pages 145-161 FASD in Adult Populations: Clinical and Forensic Considerations (Jerrod Brown, Nikki Freeman, Hal Pickett, Erin Watts, Aaron J. Trnka)....Pages 163-183 Front Matter ....Pages 185-185 Introduction; FASD and the Revolving Door of Criminal Justice (Fia Jampolsky)....Pages 187-200 FASD and Competency to Stand Trial (CST): An Exploratory Review (Jerrod Brown, Jeffrey Haun, Patricia A. Zapf, Tricia Aiken)....Pages 201-227 Clinical and Ethical Issues When Completing Decision-Making Capacity Evaluations with People Diagnosed with FASD (Arlin Pachet, Avril J. Keller)....Pages 229-239 Legislative Impediments to Judicial Consideration of Moral Blameworthiness in Sentencing FASD Affected Offenders – A Canadian Perspective (Jonathan Rudin)....Pages 241-250 The Alberta Youth Criminal Defence Office - A Model of Advocacy for Youth with FASD (Cathy Lane Goodfellow)....Pages 251-266 Front Matter ....Pages 267-267 Risk, Needs, Responsivity: Rethinking FASD in the Criminal Justice System (Jacqueline Pei, Andrew Burke)....Pages 269-285 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Firesetting: An Exploratory Review (Jerrod Brown, Anthony P. Wartnik, Sarah Herrick, Kathi Osmonson, Margaret R. Wimberley, Patricia Jones)....Pages 287-309 Back Matter ....Pages 311-352