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NEW! "Hurt People" in the Courtroom: An Examination of Offender PTSD in Canadian Criminal Cases; a thesis by Kristen Howard; thesis; Simon Fraser University; 2009
FASD in the Legal System: A Multidisciplinary Assessment Model for Adults & Adolescents; presented by FASDExperts; 2009 International FASD Conference Victoria, BCThe Sentencing Response To Defendants With Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; by Heather Douglas; Journal of Criminal Law, Vol 34 NO 221; 2010A Cause for Compassion: Understanding and Applying Neurobiological Factors Associated with Psychopathy; by Lauren Freedman; thesis; Simon Fraser University; 2008Sentencing and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); by Heather Douglas; T C Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland; 2010Psychosocial Characteristics Of Violent Juvenile Offenders With Serious Mental/Behavioral Disorders; a thesis by Mamadou M. Seck; Mandel School of Applied Social Science, Case Western Reserve University; May, 2007Court Cases on the Diagnosis of FAS/FAE; Fetal Alcohol And Drug Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciencesl University of Washington School of Medicine & University of Washington School of LawVictim Services’ Experiences Working with Victims with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; by Charlotte Fraser and Susan McDonald; A report to Department of Justice, CanadaYukon Community Wellness Court - Draft Theory Of Change; prepared by The Four Worlds Centre for Development Learning; May 2007Economic Aspects Of The Development And Prevention Of Criminality Among Children And Youth; by David E. Park; Justice Institute of B.C.; September 2010The Review Board Systems in Canada: Overview of Results from the Mentally Disordered Accused Data Collection Study; by Department of Justice Canada; 2006Consultation on the Voice of the Child at the 5th World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights; submitted by Joanne J. Paetsch, Lorne D. Bertrand, Jan Walker, Leslie D. MacRae, and Nicholas Bala; National Judicial Institute and Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family - for Justice Canada; 2009Relationship-Centered Lawyering: Social Science Theory For Transforming Legal Practice; by Susan L. Brooks and Robert G. Madden; University of Puerto Rico Law Review; 2009Interrelationships among Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Cognition in Youth with FASD in the Justice System; by Julianne Conry; Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, 2009Police-Induced Confessions: Risk Factors and Recommendations; by Saul M. Kassin, Steven A. Drizin, Thomas Grisso, Gisli H. Gudjonsson, Richard A. Leo and Allison D. Redlich; Law and Human Behavior, 2010Behind Bars II: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population; by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia UniversityYouth Probation Officer's Guide to FASD Screening and Referral; Asante Centre; 2010Identifying the Issues: Victim Services’ Experiences Working with Victims with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; by Charlotte Fraser and Susan McDonald; Department of Justice Canada; 2009The Relevance of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Canadian Criminal Law From Investigation to Sentencing; by Kent Roach (Prichard and Wilson Chair in Law and Public Policy, University of Toronto) and Andrea Bailey (J.D. 2004 and current Law Clerk for the Yukon Supreme and Territorial Courts)Sentencing and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); by Heather Douglas; The University of Queensland; 2009The Path to Justice: Access to Justice For Individuals With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Summary of a national conference hosted by the Steering Committee on Access to Justice for Individuals with FASD; 2008Is Heavy 1st Trimester Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Associated With An Increased Incidence Of One Or More Subtypes Of Offspring Conduct Disorder?; by No-Lin Yeh; Theses University of Pittsburgh, 2009Also appears under - Mental Health
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): Screening, Assessment and Forensic Implications; by Natalie Novick Brown, FASD Experts; 2009NOTE: This file is a PowerPoint presentation that will open on your computer
Mental Health Systems, the Police and the Justice System; Presentation to the Standing Committee on Social Issues, Science and Technology; In Response to Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction: Issues and Options for Canada; by Dorothy Cotton, Canadian National Committee for Police/Mental Health Liaison; 2005An Examination of the Relationship of Homelessness to Mental Disorder, Criminal Behaviour, and Health Care in a Pretrial Jail Population; by Patricia A Zapf, Ronald Roesch, Stephen D Hart; Can J Psychiatry, Vol 41 1996Substance Abuse Treatment for Women Offenders: Guide to Promising Practices; by Patricia A. Kassebaum. Technical Assistance Publication Series 23. US Department of Health and Human Services (1999)The Path to Justice: Access to Justice For Individuals With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Summary of a national conference hosted by the Steering Committee on Access to Justice for Individuals with FASD; 2008Stopping the Revolving Door of the Justice Systems - Ten Principles for Sentencing Other Disposition of People with FASD; by Judge Anthony Wartnick; (Retired) 2007FASD in the Legal System: A Multidisciplinary Assessment Model for Adults & Adolescents; by an FASD Experts presentation at the 3rd International Conference on FASD; Victoria, BC; 2009Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and the Justice System; by Paul Connor, FASD Experts; 2009Living with Fetal Alcohol Synrome (FAS): A Technology of Social Relations; A Thesis; by Corey LaBerge; Simon Fraser University; 2000Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the Criminal Justice System: An Exploratory Look at Current Treatment Practices; by Jennifer Chapman, Simon Fraser University; 2008Victims and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A Review of the Issues; by Charlotte Fraser, Research Analyst; Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada, 2009-01-12 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and the Criminal Justice System: An Exploratory Look at Current Treatment Practices; Thesis by Jennifer Chapman, Simon Fraser University; 2008FASD And Access To Justice In The Yukon; by Joseph P. Hornick, Joanne J. Paetsch, Lorne D. Bertrand, and Lisa Jacobs; Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family; submitted to Yukon Department of Justice, March 2008Practice and Policy: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect Impacted Offenders and the Correctional Service of Canada; Thesis by Eva Silden, Simon Fraser University; 2004FASD-Implications For Legal Professionals (Police, Duty Council, Crown, Bench, and Restorative Justice) - FASD-Developing an Appropriate Response In The Justice System; by Dr. Lori Vitale Cox; Nogemag Healing Lodge, 2005Also appears under - Guidebooks and Aboriginal
How a Lack of Capacity in the Mental Health System is Failing Vancouver’s Mentally Ill and Draining Police Resources; by Detective Fiona Wilson-Bates for The Vancouver Police Board and Chief Constable Jim Chu; January, 2008Also appears under - Mental Health
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the Role of Family Court Judges in Improving Outcomes for Children and Families; by Diane V. Malbin; and Family Court Journal, Spring 2004Sentencing and Supervising Offenders with FASD; FAS/FAE Legal Issues Resource Center; Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit, University of WashingtonDevelopmental Disability, Crime and Criminal Justice: A Literature Review; Criminology Research Centre Occasional paper #2003-01; by Shereen Hasssan and Robert M. Gordon, Criminology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University; 2003FASD: Know Your Legal Rights In Order to Enforce Them; by Yude M. Hentleff, C.M./, Q.C., LL.D (Hon); speech to the 2nd International Conference on FASD; Research, Policy and Practice Around the World; 2007FASD: Developing an Appropriate Response in the Justice System; by Lori Vitale Cox, Nogemag Healing Lodge, New Brunswick NOTE - This is a word document
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Judicial Decisions Regarding FASD; FAS/FAE Legal Issues Resource Center; Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit, University of WashingtonFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Offender Criminal History; FAS/FAE Legal Issues Resource Center; Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit, University of WashingtonTools for Success: Working with Youth with FASD in the Juvenile Justice System - Facilitator's Manual; US Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA; 2007Note: this document contains 534 pages.
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Family Law Resource Manual for Community Based Advocates Assisting Women Dealing with Violence Issues; BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance Counselling Programs; 2004Also appears under - Guidebooks, Manuals and Interventions; and
Also appears under - Women and Violence
Legislation, Existing Protocols and Best Practices Training for Service Providers and Caregivers of People with Developmental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System: Final Report; PDD Alberta Provincial Board Alberta Community Development; 2006Research Report: The Review Board Systems in Canada: Overview of Results from the Mentally Disordered Accused Data Collection Study; Department of Justice Canada; January 2006A Health Care Needs Assessment of Federal Inmates in Canada; Canadian Journal of Public Health; Vol 9, March/April 2004Women in the Criminal Justice System: Briefing Sheets; The Sentencing Project: Research and Advocacy for Reform; May 2007Prisons: Australian's Default Response to Poverty, Homelessness and Mental Illness - Especially for Women; Refocusing Women's Experience of Violence - September 2005; Debbie Kilroy, Director: Sisters InsideThe Sentencing of Offenders with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; by Larry N. Chartrand & Ella M. Forbes-Chilibeck; Health Law Journal Vol 11; 2003Specialized Assessment and Program Pilot for Young Offenders with FASD; Final Report; PLEA Community Services and Asante Centre of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, June 2005 Misdiagnosing the Problem: Mental Health Profiles of Incarcerated Juveniles; by Candice L. Odgers, Mandi L. Burnette, Preeti Chauhan, Marlene M. Moretti and N. Dickon Reppucci;The Canadian Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review Vol 14 No 1; 2005The Interrelationship Between the Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs: Summary Overview for Drug Court Practitioners; by John N. Marr, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project; 1999Maternal Risk factors, Early Life Events and Deviant Outcomes: Assessing Antisocial Pathways from Birth Through Adolescence; Jeff Maahs; thesis; University of Cincinnati; 2000Blueprint for Change: Ending Chronic Homelessness for Persons With Serious Mental Illness and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders, by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA )(2003).Also appears under Homelessness
Preparing a Healthy Path: The Impact of FAS/ARND on Tribal Justice Systems - A Training Curriculum for Tribal Justice Systems Personnel; National Indian Justice Centre; 2001Chapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 2 - What is FAS/ARNDChapter 3 - PreventionChapter 4 - Impact of FAS/ARNDChapter 5 - Responses to FAS/ARND by the Tribal Justice SystemChapter 6 - Developing a Multidisciplinary Team Approach for Cases Involving Persons with FAS/ARNDChapter 7 - AppendicesAlso Appears on Aboriginal
Report On The Prevention Of Miscarriages Of Justice; by FPT Heads of Prosecutions Committee; September 2004Convicting The Innocent: A Triple Failure Of The Justice System; by Bruce A. MacFarlane; Manitoba Law Journal, 2006Alcohol Dependence: International Policy Implications For Prison Populations; by Gail Yvonne Jones, Norman G Hoffmann; Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, Vol 1 No 33; 2006Invisible Victims: The Children of Women in Prison; by Alison Cunningham and Linda Baker; Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System; December 2004The Challenge Of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome In Adult Offender Populations; by Fred J. Boland, Albert E. Chudley, Brian A. Grant; Correctional Service of Canada (CSC); September 2002, Vol 14, No 3Characteristics Of Arrestees At Risk For Co-Existing Substance Abuse And Mental Disorder; by Sonia A. Alemagno, Elizabeth Shaffer-King, Peggy Tonkin, Rachel Hammel; Institute for Health and Social Policy; 2004A New Justice System for Families and Children; Report Of The Family Justice Reform Working Group to the Justice Review Task Force; British Columbia Justice Review Task Force; May 2005Also found under Social Services
Confronting Confinement: A Report Of The Commission On Safety And Abuse In America's Prisons; June 2006The Psychological Impact of Incarceration: Implications for Post-Prison Adjustment; by Craig Haney, University of California, Santa Cruz; December 2001; presented at the From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families and Communities, National Policy Conference, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder In The Corrections System: Potential Screening Strategies; by Larry Burd, John T. Martsolf, Tim Juelson; Journal of FAS International (JFAS Int), February 2004Is There Justice in the Juvenile Justice System? Examining the Role of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; by Sharon J. Williams; Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, Justice Policy Journal, Vol 3 No 1, Spring 2006Developmental Differences in Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts between Ninth and Eleventh Graders; by Karen A. Hacker, Shakira F. Suglia, Lise E. Fried, Nancy Rappaport, Howard Cabral; Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 36(2) April 2006Psychopathy, Criminal History and Recidivism; by James Franklin Hemphill; Doctoral Thesis, Department of Psychology; University of British Columbia, 1998 Challenging Punishment and privatization: A Response to the Conviction of Regina McKnight; by Shalini Bhargava; The Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review (CR-CL),Vol. 39:2, Summer 2004Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder And The Incarceration Of Métis And Other Aboriginals; by Amanda Miller; prepared for Vancouver Métis Community Association, 2005Also found under Aboriginal
How the Parents of Boys Experience the Youth Justice System; by Douglas Hillian; Thesis, Master of Social Work; University of Victoria; 2000Waiting for Mommy: Giving a Voice to the Hidden Victims of Imprisonment; by Alison Cunningham, Linda Baker, Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System; 2003Incarcerated Parents Manual - Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities; by Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and Prisoner Legal Services; California 2001Prisoners and Families: Parenting Issues During Incarceration; by C. Finney Hairston; University of Illinois; 2002Also found under Grandparent and Kinship Care
A Needs Assessment of Federal Aboriginal Women Offenders - Research Report; by A. Bell, S. Trevethan, N. Allegri; Correctional Service of Canada; 2004Also found under Aboriginal
Risk Factors For Adverse Perinatal Outcomes In Imprisoned Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review: by Marian Knight & Emma Plugge; BMC Public Health, 2005; Vol 5: Issue 111Also found under Alcohol Women Pregnancy
Representing The Cognitively Disabled Client In A Criminal Case; by Jeanice Dahger-Margosian; presented at the State Bar of Michigan Annual Meeting September 22, 2005Parental Substance Abuse Attributes to Conduct Disorders and Juvenile Delinquency; by Anita Wainwright; MSc Thesis Criminal Justice; Youngstown State University; 2000A Review of the Emotional Intelligence Literature and Implications for Corrections; by Y. Stys & S. L. Brown; Research Branch, Correctional Service of Canada, March 2004 - (Version Française)Aboriginal Peoples And The Criminal Justice System; A Background Paper - Prepared for the Ipperwash Inquiry; by Jonathan RudinAlso appears under Aboriginal
Beyond The Revolving Door: A New Response To Chronic Offenders: Report Of The Street Crime Working Group To The Justice Review Task Force; BC (British Columbia) Justice Review Task ForceThe case of R.A. (Re) - Court Case from Yukon Territorial Court, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada - a case that attempts to preserve a mother-child relationship via a co-parenting arrangement.Addressing the Needs of Youth with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System: The Current Status of Evidence Based Research; National Council on Disability; 2003Kids are Different: How Knowledge of Adolescent Development Theory Can Aid Decision Making in Court; Module 1 - Understanding Adolescents - A Juvenile Court Training Curriculum; American Bar AssociationTalking to Teens in the Justice System: Strategies for Interviewing Adolescent Defendants, Witnesses and Victims; Module 2 - Understanding Adolescents - A Juvenile Court Training Curriculum; American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center; 2000Mental Health Assessments in the Justice System: How to Get High Quality Evaluations and What to Do With Them in Court; Module 3 - Understanding the Adolescent - A Juvenile Court Training Curriculum; American bar Association Juvenile Justice Centre; 2000The Pathways to Youth Violence: How Child Maltreatment and Other Risk Factors Lead Children to Chronically Aggressive Behavior; Module 4 - Understanding Adolescents - A Juvenile Court Training Curriculum; American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center; 2000Special Ed Kids in the Justice System: How to Recognize and Treat Young People with Disabilities that Compromise Their Ability to Comprehend, Learn and Behave; Module 5 - Understanding Adolescents - A Juvenile Court Training Curriculum; American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center; 2000Evaluating Youth Competence in the Justice System; Module 6 - Understanding Adolescents - A Juvenile Court Training Curriculum; American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center; 2000More Than Meets the Eye: Rethinking Assessment, Competency and Sentencing for a Harsher Era of Juvenile Justice; by Dr. M. Beyer, Dr. T. Grisso, Mr. M. Young; American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Centre; 2002Harm Reduction Policies and Programs for Persons Involved in the Criminal Justice System; by Christiane Poulin, Ph.D., MD FRCPC; Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA - CCLAT); 2006
Also appears under Addictions TreatmentJuvenile's Competence to Stand Trial: A Comparison of adolescents' and Adults' Capacities as Trial Defendants; Thomas Grisso et al; Law and Human Behavior, 2003Barriers to Implementing Holistic, Community-Based Treatment for Offenders with Fetal Alcohol Conditions; by H. Rae Mitten, a doctoral thesis, Department of Law, University of Saskatchewan, 2003Also appers under Aboriginal
Suspending Disbelief: Moving Beyond Punishment to Promote Effective Interventions for Children with Mental or Emotional Disorders; Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law; 2003Co-Morbid Psychiatric Disorders in Youth in Juvenile Detention; Karen M Abram, Linda A.Teplin, Gary M. McClelland, Mina K. Dulcan; Archives of General Psychiatry Vol 60; 2003Psychiatric Disorders in Youth in Juvenile Detention; Linda A.Teplin, Karen M Abram, Gary M. McClelland, Mina K. Dulcan, Amy A. Mericle; Archives of General Psychiatry, Vol 59; 2002 "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and the Justice System" (Section 9); by H. Rae Mitten, LL.M - from the First Nations and Metis Justice Reform Commission Final Report, Volume II, January 2004 Screening and Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Resource Guide for Professionals. Prepared by U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs (December 2004) Prison - A Warehouse for Individuals with FASD, by Paul Connor Ph.D, The Iceberg Newsletter (2004)Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - A Need for a Closer Examination by the Criminal Justice System, by Timothy E. Moore PhD. Clinical Reports (2004). Criminal Neglect: Substance Abuse, Juvenile Justice and the Children Left Behind. National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (2004). Lethbridge Justice Project Synopsis: Case Management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the Youth Criminal Justice System: A Discussion Paper, by Paul Verbrugge. Department of Justice Canada: Youth Justice Research (October 2003).Young Offenders: Fitness to Stand Trial - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Case of R. v. DB, Saskatchewan Provincial Youth Court (October 28, 2003).
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The Effectiveness of Substance Abuse Treatment for Young Offenders. Department of Justice Canada (2003).Youth Risk/Need Assessment: An Overview of Issues and Practices. Department of Justice Canada (2003).Transforming Relationships Through Participatory Justice. Law Commission of Canada (2003).What is Crime? Challenges and Alternatives (Discussion Paper). Law Commission of Canada (2003).Protecting Their Rights: A Systemic Review of Human Rights in Correctional Services for Federally Sentenced Women. Canadian Human Rights Commission (December 2003).Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in the Canadian Corrections System, by Larry Burd et al. Journal of FAS International (2003).Justice Behind the Walls: Human Rights in Canadian Prisons, by Michael Jackson. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, 2002. (This is an online book).Inmate Education, by John Howard Society of Alberta (2002).Think Globally, Act Locally Revisited: Finding Better Ways to Protect Children and Youth in B.C., A presentation made at the British Columbia Provincial Court Judges Association Conference, by Andy Wachtel and Ruth Annis, Pacific Community Resources (2002).The House of Justice: A Single Trial Court, by Gerald T. G. Seniuk and John Burrows.Proportion of Crimes Associated with Alcohol and Other Drugs in Canada, by Kai Pernanen et al. Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) (2002).Special Study on Mentally Disordered Accused and the Criminal Justice System, produced by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (2002).When Schools Criminalize Disability: Education Law Strategies for Legal Advocates, by Eileen L. Ordover, Center for Law and Education (modified 2002). (Follow Download Instructions).The Criminalization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, by Caron Byrne (revised 2002).Bioethics: Healthcare, Human Rights, and the Law, by Arthur LaFrance, Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School (2002).Mistakes I Have Made with FAS Clients, by David Boulding (2001).
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Punitive Versus Public Health Oriented Responses to Drug Use by Pregnant Women, by Jean Reith Schroedel and Pamela Fiber. Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics (2001). Understanding the Issue of Dropouts: A Young Offender Perspective, by William Thomas Smale. A Doctoral Thesis, Education Aministration and Leadership, University of Alberta (2001). Patterns of Substance Use in Adolescent Male Young Offenders: Relationships with Child Maltreatment Experiences and their Inculcation of Antisocial Identities, by Sara Fraser. Doctoral Thesis, Dept. of Psychology, Simon Fraser University (2001). A Judge's Introduction to Neuropsychological Assessments, by R. K. McKinzey. Court Review (2001).Antisocial Behavior in Youth: Influences and Recommendations, by Carole Hood. A Doctoral Thesis, Dept. of Adult Education, Community Development and Counselling Psychology. University of Toronto (2000).An Investigation into the Characteristics of Substance-Abusing Women Offenders: Risk, Need, and Post-Release Outcome, by Craig Dowden and Kelley Blanchette. Correctional Services Canada Research Branch (1999).Offenders' Social-Cognitive Skills as Predictors of Criminality and Recidivism, by Theresa Anne Van Domselaar. A Doctoral Thesis, Dept. of Psychological Foundations in Education. University of Victoria (1999).A Profile of Alcohol Abusing Offenders, by Chantal M. Langevin. A Master Thesis, Dept. of Psychology. Carleton University (1999).Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Implications for Correctional Service, by Fred J. Boland, Ph. D., Rebecca Burrill, Michelle Duwyn and Jennifer Karp. Correctional Service Canada (July 1998). (French Version)Attaining Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Criminal Justice for people with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, by Ann Streissguth. Published in TASH Newsletter, Sept. 1998.Prenatal Alcohol Damage: Hidden Epidemic in the Court System, by Kathryn W. Page, PhD, Fetal Alcohol Services, Inc.
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Behind Bar: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Columbia University (1998).Suggestions for More User-Friendly Court Hearings, by the Hon. Michael I. Jeffery, Presiding Superior Court Judge, Second Judicial District, Borrow, Alaska.Medical Information Card for Police Officers, University of Washington, Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit, Legal Issues Resource Centre.Prisoners of Isolation: Solitary Confinement in Canada, by Michael Jackson (1983). (This is an online book).CAPACITY / COMPETENCE(This case concerns an individual affected by FASD who was denied services by Community Living British Columbia when he turned 19. He had been receiving these same services for many years prior to CLBC's arbritary decions that was based solely on an IQ. The case was decided in favour of the individual, but the Provincial Government of BC is supporting an appeal of this decision)
Defining And Assessing Competency To Stand Trial; by Ronald Roesch, Patricia A. Zapf, Stephen L. Golding, and Jennifer L. Skeem; 2/23/2004The Impact of Canadian Criminal Code Changes on Remands and Assessments of Fitness to Stand Trial and Criminal Responsibility in British Columbia; by Ronald Roesch, James RP Ogloff, JD, Stephen D Hart, Rebecca J Dempster, Patricia A Zapf, Karen E Whittemore; Can J Psychiatry, Vol 42, June 1997LEGAL SANCTIONSLegal Images of Motherhood: Conflicting Definitions from Welfare "Reform", Family, and Criminal Law; by Jane C. Murphy; Cornell Law Review; 1998NOTE: see links to a variety of tables, maps and charts on the left column
Canada V. Women: State Intervention in Pregnancies of Substance Abusing Women; Thesis by Erin Crawford; Simon Fraser University; 2003The Detention, Confinement and Incarceration of Pregnant Women for the Benefit of Fetal Health; by April Cherry, Cleveland-Marshall Legal Studies Paper No. 07-139 - Columbia Journal of Gender and Law, Vol. 16, p. 149, 2007NOTE: Takes you to a page where you can download the PDF file. - Follow the link Download Document
Punishing Women for Their Behavior During Pregnancy: An Approach that Undermines Women's Health and Children's Interests; Center for Reproductive Rights; 2002Punishment and Prejudice: Judging Drug-Using Pregnant Women; by Lynn L. Paltrow; published in Mother Troubles, Re-Thinking Contemporary Maternal Dilemmas; Beacon Press 1999Comparing Attitudes About Legal Sanctions And Teratogenic Effects For Cocaine, Alcohol, Tobacco And Caffeine: A Randomized, Independent Samples Design; by Harvey J Ginsburg, Paul Raffeld, Kelly L Alanis and Angela S Boyce; Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2006Mandatory and Coerced Treatment; by Rebecca Mugford, and John Weekes; Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA); 2006Fetal Endangerment: A Challenge For Criminal Law; by Robert G. Costello; California Criminal Law Review, Vol 4, June 2001USEFUL LINKS: FASD and the Justice System - FASD Ontario Justice Committee site provides a resource for justice system professionals and others who are grappling to understand FASD with case law, legal resources, background information, and practical tips close at hand.FAS/E Legal Issues Resource Centre University of Washington Fetal Alcohol & Drug UnitConsumers Guide to Legal Help - American Bar AssociationLegal Resources - USA - A comprehensive list from National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty