Effect of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome on Susceptibility to Delinquency in Children

Today, with the help of biotechnological techniques in neuroscience and genetics, Criminal Law has undergone a dramatic change. These include the use of new biological findings and evidence related to child criminology. Mental retardation (MR) is primarily evidence of a child’s mental incapacity that may result from autism spectrum disorders and fetal alcohol syndrome, sometimes predisposing them to crime commitment. In the present study, we intend to analyze these two common disorders in children from the perspective of an interdisciplinary study of biotechnology and criminology to explain their aspects for judges.

The present study is of theoretical type by descriptive-analytical method and the method of data collection is library by referring to documents, books and articles.

 In all stages of writing the present study, we have respected the originality of the texts, honesty and trustworthiness.

In most children with fetal alcohol syndrome and autism, behavioral abnormalities occur, which have neurological causes. These abnormalities result from disturbances in certain areas of the brain to process the emotions and perceptions of others and pave the way for the emergence of anti-social and criminal behaviors in individuals.

Many children with fetal alcohol syndrome and autism are prone to crime due to cognitive impairment and learning disabilities. The most important biotechnological tool for assessing the effects of these two disorders in children is measuring their social brain using the fMRI technique.