Summary
"Research on FASD and the criminal justice system has focused almost exclusively on the offender and
there has been no empirical information collected to date world-wide on victims or witnesses who have
FASD. The purpose of this research was to gain knowledge about victim services workers’ experiences
working with victims who have FASD (both with and without a formal diagnosis), and with victims
where the accused persons have FASD.
This report is divided into three sections. Following this brief introduction, the second section provides
background on FASD, caselaw and FASD, data on victims with disabilities, and victim services in
Canada. The third section details the methodology used for this study and the final section presents the
findings and a discussion."--Page 6.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 2.1. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) -- 2.2. Caselaw and FASD -- 2.3. Data on victims with disabilities -- 2.4. Victim services in Canada -- 3. Methodology -- 3.1. Participant recruitment -- 3.2. Research questions -- 3.3. Considerations -- 3.4. Limitations of the study -- 4. Findings and discussion -- 4.1. Demographics -- 4.2. Experiences with victims who have FASD -- 4.3. Importance and prevalence of victims who have FASD -- 4.4. Knowledge of FASD among participants -- 4.5. Providing information to the Court -- 4.6. Strategies for assisting victim who have FASD -- 4.7. Recommendations for assisting clients who have FASD -- 4.8. Discussion --
References --
Case Law where the victim or witness has FASD --
Appendix A. List of participants.