FASD and the Criminal Justice System (SA Law Reform Institute 2023)
What was at stake
Legal capacity and FASD in criminal proceedings
What the court decided
Recommended mandatory FASD screening at first contact with justice system. Found most people with FASD cannot meaningfully participate in court proceedings. Proposed fitness-to-plead reforms.
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