The challenge of fetal alcohol syndrome in the criminal legal system

Addiction Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-166

  Fast, Diane K ^a,b   Conry, Julianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COURT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG ABUSE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CANADA; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; JUDICIAL ROLE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PREGNANCY; PRISONERS; PRISONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142552510     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13556210410001717042     Document Type: Review

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