With an increased understanding of the disorder, correctional professionals will be better able to identify when they are working with an individual with ASD and more effectively address this population’s unique and sometimes challenging needs. The following is a list of key features of ASD that correctional professionals should become familiar with. View 
Detoxification centers are natural entry points to the health care system for many individuals with complex health conditions. These facilities continue to be under-utilized as a portal for screening, identifying, diagnosing, and treating patients with FASD. View 
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and Sexually Inappropriate Behaviors: Important Reminders for Criminal Justice and Forensic Mental Health Professionals
Executive function (i.e., memory, ability to learn from punishment and consequences, lack of inhibitions and impulsivity, and short- and long-term planning) impairments are believed to play an important part in why some individuals with FASD engage in inappropriate sexual acts. View online or by PDF.
Message from the Editor
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) refers to a set of pervasive, life-long conditions caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. The consequences associated with prenatal alcohol exposure can contribute to a host of adverse outcomes that can impact behavioral, cognitive, educational, social, and vocational capacities. Deficits associated with FASD can lead to individual issues with decision-making, long-term planning and understanding, memory, suggestibility, confabulation, and vulnerability, all of which may predispose individuals with FASD to come into contact with the criminal justice system. Without proper recognition of the diagnosis, suspects, defendants, victims, and witnesses with FASD may experience a host of challenges and obstacles during several different points-of-contact in the criminal justice system (i.e., pretrial, trial, sentencing, and post-sentencing). Forensic Scholars Today (FST) recognizes the importance of educating students and professionals on the complexities and misconceptions of FASD.
– Jerrod Brown, Editor-in-Chief
