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International journal of law and psychiatry, 2022-01, Vol.80, p.101763-101763, Article 101763
2022

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Titel
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and suggestibility: A survey of United States federal case law
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  • International journal of law and psychiatry, 2022-01, Vol.80, p.101763-101763, Article 101763
Ort / Verlag
Netherlands: Elsevier Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr
2022
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Complete
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  • This article summarizes four federal criminal cases that illustrate how suggestibility can impact defendants with FASD in the criminal justice system. Four cases were identified via a Google Scholar search of “suggestibility” and “fetal alcohol” in the federal case law database. These cases are illustrative of how FASD can affect legal defendants, including vulnerability to peer pressure, being easily manipulated, insufficient comprehension of legal proceedings, difficulty in assisting legal counsel, learning impairment, acquiescence or higher levels of suggestibility, and difficulty understanding consequences. The cases presented here provided the most comprehensive discussion of FASD and suggestibility issues but are by no means an exhaustive review of case law. Because defendants with FASD are the focal point of this article, we intentionally excluded cases involving eyewitness suggestibility, the suggestibility of child witnesses, and the suggestibility of those under hypnosis. Therefore, this review has been developed to explicate and illustrate problems common to FASD defendants within legal settings, especially regarding risk for suggestibility. The information provided from this discussion may better guide legal professionals who regularly come into contact with persons affected by FASD on how to more readily detect this neurodevelopmental condition and mitigate the likelihood of injustice during criminal proceedings. Additionally, we include suggestions on how to attenuate miscarriages of justice as a result of faulty confessions, wrongful convictions, and vulnerability of suggestibility in persons affected by FASD.
Sprache
Englisch
Identifikatoren
ISSN: 0160-2527, 1873-6386
eISSN: 1873-6386
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2021.101763
Titel-ID: cdi_pubmed_primary_34902756

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