Sec. 7. Prevention, intervention, and services in the justice system
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The Attorney General shall direct the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to— implement screening procedures and conduct training on a nationwide Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders surveillance campaign for the Department of Justice in collaboration with the efforts of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities under section 399H(b) of the Public Health Service Act (as added by this Act); introduce training curricula on how to most effectively identify and interact with individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in both the juvenile and adult justice systems, and investigate incorporating information about the identification, prevention, and treatment of the disorders into justice professionals' credentialing requirements; promote the tracking of individuals entering the juvenile justice system with at-risk backgrounds that indicates them as high probability for having a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, especially those individuals whose mothers have a record of heavy or binge drinking during pregnancy as reported by the appropriate child protection agency; educate judges, attorneys, probation officers, child advocates, law enforcement officers, prison wardens, alternative incarceration administrators, and incarceration officials on how to treat and support individuals suffering from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders within the juvenile and adult justice systems, including— programs designed specifically for the identification, treatment, and education of such children; and curricula development and credentialing of teachers, administrators, and social workers who implement such programs; conduct a study on the inadequacies of how the current system processes children with certain developmental delays and subsequently implement alternative methods of incarceration and treatment that are more effective for youth offenders identified to have a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; and collaborate with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders professionals and implement transition programs for juveniles and adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders who are released from incarceration.