A Unique Response to Offenders with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Perceptions of the Alexis FASD Justice Program
| Autor: | Jacqueline Pei, Katherine Flannigan, Carmen Rasmussen, Teresa O'Riordan, Sandra Potts |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Focus group 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Multidisciplinary approach Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Perception medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Justice (ethics) Psychology Psychiatry Law Neurocognitive Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice. 60:1-33 |
| ISSN: | 1911-0219 1707-7753 |
| DOI: | 10.3138/cjccj.2016-0021.r2 |
| Popis: | Despite our knowledge that individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are over-represented and vulnerable in the justice system, there is a critical paucity of research related to supporting offenders with FASD. The Alexis FASD Justice Program (AFJP) is an innovative and multidisciplinary justice program in rural Alberta that uses information from neurocognitive assessments to inform court decisions for adults with suspected FASD. In the current study, the perspectives of AFJP services providers were explored, with the goal of identifying the perceived impacts and challenges of the program. Through two focus groups with a total of 18 participants, four themes were identified: building capacity, humanizing the offender, creating bridges, and moving forward. These themes are discussed in reference to existing recommended practices for working with offenders with FASD, and future avenues for research are identified. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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