Psychologists’ and Psychiatrists’ Views on Criminal Behavior, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and Federally Sentenced Indigenous Women in the Prairie Region and British Columbia

The overrepresentation of federally sentenced Indigenous women in Canada reflects longstanding structural and systemic injustices within the criminal justice system. Constituting approximately 5% of the female population, Indigenous female offenders are disproportionately represented, especially in maximum security facilities and structured intervention units. This qualitative study examined psychologists’ and psychiatrists’ perspectives on the potential role of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (