Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and the criminal justice system

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 250-257

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome   (Canada)

Author keywords

Criminal justice system; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; Fetal alcohol syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AMNESIA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENT; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LAWYER; LEARNING DISORDER; LEGAL PROCEDURE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; NONHUMAN; OFFENDER; PARENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VICTIM; WITNESS; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 70149098396     PISSN: 19405510     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.66     Document Type: Review

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