Searching for Accommodations within the Ontario Criminal Justice System for Persons with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Views of Social Service Agency and Justice Professionals

Although persons with intellectual disabilities have been conceptualized as having rights to equality in Canada and internationally, there continue to be gaps in the delivery of justice when they are involved within the criminal process. The literature consistently reported that individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASDs) often experienced challenges within the justice system, such as difficulty understanding abstract legal concepts (Conry & Fast, 2009). In the Canadian legal system, accommodations are available to enable persons with disabilities to receive equal access to justice; however, how these are applied to persons with FASDs had not been fully explored in the literature. In this study, in-depth interviews were conducted with social service agency workers (n=10) and justice professionals (n=10) regarding their views of the challenges persons with FASDs experience in the justice system and their suggestions on the use of accommodations. The findings showed that while supports have been provided for individuals with intellectual disabilities, there has been a lack of specialized accommodations available specifically for individuals with FASDs in accessing their right to justice.

List of Records of Deeds for Graves, St. Catharines

1 handwritten list of records of deeds for graves in the public cemetery of St. Catharines including: Deed no.133 between the Rector of St. George’s Church in St. Catharines and Samuel DeVeaux Woodruff for 480 square feet in section P. Deed no. 134 between the Rector and church wardens of St. George’s Church and Anne S. Sanderson for 208 square feet in section P and Deed no. 1235 between the City Council of St. Catharines and Samuel D. Woodruff for 336 square feet in section P, 1861, 1883.

Defensa jurídica del ciudadano Juan García : juez de paz 4o. de Querétaro en la causa criminal formada por el juez de letras de la propia ciudad por el adulterio de que lo acusó Laureano Olivares preso en aquella cárcel

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Practica criminal de España

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Práctica criminal : instrucción (nueva util) de substanciar las causas, con distinción de lo que particularmente parece se debe observar... Juicio sumario, y plenario... Forma de defender los artículos... Methodo de processar en las visitas...

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Causa criminal instruída al Exmo. Sr. Presidente Constitucional General de División D. Antonio López de Santa-Anna.

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Determinismo: La antropología criminal jurídica y la libertad humana

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La sociología criminal: [por] J. Martínez Ruíz

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Materia criminal forense, o tratado universal teórico y práctico,de los delitos y delicuentes en género y especie, para la segura y conforme expedición de las causas de esta naturaleza. Obra útil y precisa a jueces de todas clases, fiscales, abogados, asesores, escribanos y demás que versen sus facultades en el foro

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Práctica criminal de España

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Principios fundamentales del procedimiento civil y criminal

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Práctica forense criminal

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La responsabilidad criminal y las modernas escuelas de antropología

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Catecismo practico criminal de juicios militares, formado por el ciudadano Miguel María de Azarate

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