The Insanity Defense
Author: Richard Moran
Publisher:
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13:
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DSM-5 and the Law
Author: Charles L. Scott
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 0199368465
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Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial
Author: Patricia Zapf
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008-12-19
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 0199724164
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil, and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifying in court. Volumes include the following helpful features: - Boxes that zero in on important information for use in evaluations - Tips for best practice and cautions against common pitfalls - Highlighting of relevant case law and statutes - Separate list of assessment tools for easy reference - Helpful glossary of key terms for the particular topic In making recommendations for best practice, authors consider empirical support, legal relevance, and consistency with ethical and professional standards. These volumes offer invaluable guidance for anyone involved in conducting or using forensic evaluations.
Insanity
Author: Charles Patrick Ewing
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008-04-07
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 0198043694
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe insanity defense is one of the oldest fixtures of the Anglo-American legal tradition. Though it is available to people charged with virtually any crime, and is often employed without controversy, homicide defendants who raise the insanity defense are often viewed by the public and even the legal system as trying to get away with murder. Often it seems that legal result of an insanity defense is unpredictable, and is determined not by the defendants mental state, but by their lawyers and psychologists influence. From the thousands of murder cases in which defendants have claimed insanity, Doctor Ewing has chosen ten of the most influential and widely varied. Some were successful in their insanity plea, while others were rejected. Some of the defendants remain household names years after the fact, like Jack Ruby, while others were never nationally publicized. Regardless of the circumstances, each case considered here was extremely controversial, hotly contested, and relied heavily on lengthy testimony by expert psychologists and psychiatrists. Several of them played a major role in shaping the criminal justice system as we know it today. In this book, Ewing skillfully conveys the psychological and legal drama of each case, while providing important and fresh professional insights. For the legal or psychological professional, as well as the interested reader, Insanity will take you into the minds of some of the most incomprehensible murderers of our age.
Criminal Competency on Trial
Author: Mark C. Bardwell
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCriminal Competency on Trial examines the legal standards by which one can stand trial, and the psychological instruments by which one's mental health status is assessed. Acknowledging that determinations of trial fitness represent the most significant mental health inquiry pursued in the system of criminal law today, this book carefully explains and thoroughly reviews the legal and psychological limits of competency to stand trial (CST). To highlight these limits, authors Bardwell and Arrigo systematically investigate the controversial and high profile case of Colin Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson was identified as the New York City railway killer who, following a competency finding, elected to represent himself and was found guilty of all criminal charges. The text proposes a series of clear, practical, and concise justice policy reforms, designed to improve how the CST doctrine is understood and employed by lawyers, judges, psychologists, and other forensic mental health professionals. The book concludes by demonstrating where and how these policy recommendations would substantially change the application of the CST doctrine, especially in the case of Colin Ferguson and with other high stakes defendants, including that of Theodore Kaczynski (a.k.a. the una-bomber).
Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness
Author: Patricia Erickson
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2008-07-18
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0813545080
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHundreds of thousands of the inmates who populate the nation's jails and prison systems today are identified as mentally ill. Many experts point to the deinstitutionalization of mental hospitals in the 1960s, which led to more patients living on their own, as the reason for this high rate of incarceration. But this explanation does not justify why our society has chosen to treat these people with punitive measures. In Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness, Patricia E. Erickson and Steven K. Erickson explore how societal beliefs about free will and moral responsibility have shaped current policies and they identify the differences among the goals, ethos, and actions of the legal and health care systems. Drawing on high-profile cases, the authors provide a critical analysis of topics, including legal standards for competency, insanity versus mental illness, sex offenders, psychologically disturbed juveniles, the injury and death rates of mentally ill prisoners due to the inappropriate use of force, the high level of suicide, and the release of mentally ill individuals from jails and prisons who have received little or no treatment.
Insanity Defense/competency to Stand Trial
Author: National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
Publisher:
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 180
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Author: Robert Harris
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-01-04
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 1134679874
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTopical theme of mentally disordered offenders. Reputation of Herschel Prins, Editors and Contributors.
The Insanity Defense
Author: Mark D. White
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2017-01-23
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1440831807
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Psychological Science and the Law
Author: Neil Brewer
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Published: 2019-04-04
Total Pages: 473
ISBN-13: 1462538304
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPsychological research can provide constructive explanations of key problems in the criminal justice system--and can help generate solutions. This state-of-the-art text dissects the psychological processes associated with fundamental legal questions: Is a suspect lying? Will an incarcerated individual be dangerous in the future? Is an eyewitness accurate? How can false memories be implanted? How do juries, experts, forensic examiners, and judges make decisions, and how can racial and other forms of bias be minimized? Chapters offer up-to-date reviews of relevant theory, experimental methods, and empirical findings. Specific recommendations are made for improving the quality of evidence and preserving the integrity of investigative and legal proceedings.
