Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ( FAS ) and Crime

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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) occurs when a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, an act that sends her baby a toxin that has been proven to hinder the growth of the baby's brain, cause birth defects, and rob the child of the chance to learn (Abkarian 1992; Kodituwakku, Handmaker, Cutler, Weathersby, & Handmaker,1995; Streissguth, 1983).

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"Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Crime
Introduction
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) occurs when a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, an act that sends her baby a toxin that has been proven to hinder the growth of the baby's brain, cause birth defects, and rob the child of the chance to learn (Abkarian 1992; Kodituwakku, Handmaker, Cutler, Weathersby, & Handmaker,1995; Streissguth, 1983). The results are slowly being discovered but the following results have been suggested.


FAS can cause physical deformity, (Sandor, Smith, McLeod, Tredwell, Wood & Newman, 1981; Olson, Sampson, Barr, Streissguth, & Bookstein, 1992), hyperactivity, (Nanson, Bolaria, Snyder, Morse & Weiner, 1995), and a wide range of antisocial behavior that is still being investigated (Farrington, 1995).


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