Mental disability issues in the criminal justice system : what they are, who evaluates them, how and when /

This handbook guides non-lawyers in how to handle mental disability issues in criminal justice systems. The first chapter identifies the mental disability issues. These include the insanity defense, the defense of diminished capacity, the verdict of guilty but mentally ill, competency to stand trial...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Huckabee, Harlow M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Springfield, Ill. : C.C. Thomas, ©2000.
Temas:
Insanity (Law) > United States.
Criminal liability > United States.
Competency to stand trial > United States.
Forensic psychiatry > United States.
Capacité de subir un procès > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Competency to stand trial.
Criminal liability.
Forensic psychiatry.
Insanity (Law)
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chap. 1. What are the mental disability issues?
  • Chap. 2. Who evaluates the issues
  • Chap. 3. How the issues are evaluated
  • Chap. 4. When are the issues evaluated?
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A. United States v. Master Sergeant Maurice L. Schick, Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
  • Appendix B. United States v. Bernard Goldfine
  • Index.

Ejemplares similares