TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and competency to stand trial (CST): suggestions for a 'best practices' approach to forensic evaluation
JO  - International journal of law and psychiatry
A1  - Brown, Jerrod M.
A1  - Haun, Jeffrey
A1  - Zapf, Patricia A.
A1  - Brown, Natalie Novick
SP  - 19
EP  - 27
VL  - 52
IS  - 
N2  - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), an umbrella term for neurodevelopmental conditions caused by prenatal alcohol exposure, is overrepresented in the U.S. juvenile and adult criminal justice systems. The brain damage in FASD manifests in a combination of cognitive and adaptive impairments that potentially reduce ability to function adequately during the criminal justice process, including capacity to stand trial (CST). Despite the high risk of arrest and conviction in this population, relatively little research guides CST assessment for defendants who have or may have FASD. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to describe how FASD may affect CST and suggest ways forensic professionals might modify assessment protocols to address possible effects of FASD-associated impairments on adjudicative capacity.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0160-2527
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2017.04.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -