Sexual Exploitation of Young People with FASD - UBC ...
Sexual Exploitation of Young People with FASD - UBC ...
Sexual Exploitation of Young People with FASD - UBC ...
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Trial Issues for complainant <strong>with</strong> <strong>FASD</strong> giving evidence<br />
Want to please people in authority<br />
Language, attention and memory deficits<br />
Confuse reality <strong>with</strong> fantasy, what they have been told <strong>with</strong><br />
what actually happened<br />
May seem unreliable witnesses, leading questions<br />
Need special accommodations in Court similar to child<br />
witnesses<br />
Emotional trauma <strong>of</strong> testifying may further victimise<br />
Risk <strong>of</strong> retaliation from accused