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

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 issuesof FASD.

Chapter 1: Overview.- FASD and Justice: An Historical Perspective; Kenneth R. Warren and Linda L. Chezem.- FASD and the Denial of Equality; Ian Binnie.- Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Abnormal Brain Development findings from basic research; Kathleen K. Sulik.- The Economics of FASD Associated with Crimes; Nguyen Xuan Thanh and Egon Jonsson.- Chapter 2: Definition and Identification of FAS.- Understanding the Methods for Diagnosing FASD; Sterling Clarren.- Imaging Brain Structure in FASD; Sarah Treit and Christian BeaulieuScreening and Assessment of FASD in a Youth Justice System: Comparing Different Methodologies; Deepa Singal, Teresa Brown, Sally Longstaffe, Mary Kate Harvie, Trevor Markesteyn, and Albert E. Chudley.- Chapter 3: Characteristics of People with FASD.- Social Incompetence of FASD Offenders: Risk-Awareness as a Factor in Criminal Culpability; Stephen Greenspan and George Woods.- Understanding the Neurobehavioral Deficits and Psycl£*