Criminal Trials And Mental Disorders

Author : Thomas L. Hafemeister
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781479804856

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Criminal Trials and Mental Disorders by Thomas L. Hafemeister Pdf

The complicated relationship between defendants with mental health disorders and the criminal justice system The American criminal justice system is based on the bedrock principles of fairness and justice for all. In striving to ensure that all criminal defendants are treated equally under the law, it endeavors to handle similar cases in similar fashion, attempting to apply rules and procedures even-handedly regardless of a defendant’s social class, race, ethnicity, or gender. Yet, the criminal justice system has also recognized exceptions when special circumstances underlie a defendant’s behavior or are likely to skew the defendant’s trial. One of the most controversial set of exceptions –often poorly articulated and inconsistently applied – involves criminal defendants with a mental disorder. A series of special rules and procedures has evolved over the centuries, often without fanfare and even today with little systematic examination, that lawyers and judges apply to cases involving defendants with a mental disorder. This book provides an analysis of the key issues in this dynamic interplay between individuals with a mental disorder and the criminal justice system. The volume identifies the various stages of criminal justice proceedings when the mental status of a defendant may be relevant, associated legal and policy issues, the history and evolution of these issues, and how they are currently resolved. To assist this exploration, the text also offers an overview of mental disorders, their relevance to criminal proceedings, how forensic mental health assessments are conducted and employed during these proceedings, and their application to competency and responsibility determinations. In sum, this book provides an important resource for students and scholars with an interest in mental health, law, and criminal justice.

Author : Thomas L. Hafemeister
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : LAW
ISBN : 1479850756

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Criminal Trials and Mental Disorders by Thomas L. Hafemeister Pdf

Author : MICHAEL. DAVIES
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0433503696

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GUIDE TO MENTAL DISORDER LAW IN CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. by MICHAEL. DAVIES Pdf

Author : Jane Campbell Moriarty
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Capacity and disability
ISBN : 0815335733

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The Role of Mental Illness in Criminal Trials: The insanity defense by Jane Campbell Moriarty Pdf

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Marc E. Schiffer
Publisher : Toronto: Butterworths
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Criminal procedure
ISBN : 0409865605

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Mental Disorder and the Criminal Trial Process by Marc E. Schiffer Pdf

Author : Richard D. Schneider,Hy Bloom,Mark Heerema
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Law
ISBN : 1552211207

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Mental Health Courts by Richard D. Schneider,Hy Bloom,Mark Heerema Pdf

This book provides an overview of the historical and theoretical foundations underlying mental health courts. It offers a thorough description of a mental health court operation, including the role of each court team member, and guides those seeking to establish a mental health court. The authors analyze the successes, failures, and long-term desirability of these courts.

Author : Jane Moriarty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135729332

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The History of Mental Illness in Criminal Cases: The English Tradition by Jane Moriarty Pdf

Whether the accused is competent to stand trial, whether the plaintiff is competent to accuse, or whether a witness is competent to testify has had a long legal history. Such questions draw legal reasoning into areas of ethical reflection and scientific debate deeply rooted in the moral history of the United States. Mental competence has come to play a central and controversial role in proving guilt, and in evaluating the severity of a crime and its corresponding punishment. This compendium brings together the major legal precedents and legal commentaries that have defined the role of mental illness in criminal trials throughout U.S. history. The reprint collection considers, among other issues, the evolution of the Supreme Court's position on the insanity defense and mental retardation, how these affect one's competency to stand trial or be executed, and how these affect culpability and punishment. Each volume begins with an introductory essay, and includes both cases and commentary. Scholars as well as students will find these volumes a useful research tool.

Author : David Polizzi,Matthew R. Draper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317234265

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Forensic Psychology Reconsidered by David Polizzi,Matthew R. Draper Pdf

Forensic psychology is where psychology meets the criminal justice system. An understanding of the intersection of criminal law and psychological issues relating to criminal responsibility is critical for criminal justice students. This accessible text focuses on the criminal law implications of forensic psychology as it relates to topics such as competency to stand trial, state of mind at the time of the crime, suicide by cop, and involuntary psychiatric medication administered in custody. Unlike more traditional texts on this topic, which are primarily concerned with the clinical practice of forensic psychology, this book focuses on critical thinking as it relates to these topics. Each chapter presents a critical analysis of the topic under study, going beyond merely identifying the legal parameters of criminal responsibility to explore the ethical, philosophical, and theoretical foundations of that concept.

Author : Jane Moriarty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135729615

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The Insanity Defense: American Developments by Jane Moriarty Pdf

Whether the accused is competent to stand trial, whether the plaintiff is competent to accuse, or whether a witness is competent to testify has had a long legal history. Such questions draw legal reasoning into areas of ethical reflection and scientific debate deeply rooted in the moral history of the United States. Mental competence has come to play a central and controversial role in proving guilt, and in evaluating the severity of a crime and its corresponding punishment. This compendium brings together the major legal precedents and legal commentaries that have defined the role of mental illness in criminal trials throughout U.S. history. The reprint collection considers, among other issues, the evolution of the Supreme Court's position on the insanity defense and mental retardation, how these affect one's competency to stand trial or be executed, and how these affect culpability and punishment. Each volume begins with an introductory essay, and includes both cases and commentary. Scholars as well as students will find these volumes a useful research tool.

Author : Jane Moriarty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135729820

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Competency to be Tried, Imprisoned, and Executed by Jane Moriarty Pdf

Whether the accused is competent to stand trial, whether the plaintiff is competent to accuse, or whether a witness is competent to testify has had a long legal history. Such questions draw legal reasoning into areas of ethical reflection and scientific debate deeply rooted in the moral history of the United States. Mental competence has come to play a central and controversial role in proving guilt, and in evaluating the severity of a crime and its corresponding punishment. This compendium brings together the major legal precedents and legal commentaries that have defined the role of mental illness in criminal trials throughout U.S. history. The reprint collection considers, among other issues, the evolution of the Supreme Court's position on the insanity defense and mental retardation, how these affect one's competency to stand trial or be executed, and how these affect culpability and punishment. Each volume begins with an introductory essay, and includes both cases and commentary. Scholars as well as students will find these volumes a useful research tool.

Author : Anne F. Segal,L. Thomas Winfree,Stan Friedman
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781543802948

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Mental Health and Criminal Justice by Anne F. Segal,L. Thomas Winfree,Stan Friedman Pdf

In this student-friendly text, a team of respected scholars balances practical knowledge of how the mental healthcare system operates in conjunction with the criminal justice system, with an analytical framework that looks at how the quality of that collaboration is reflected in the issues, processes and outcomes of both institutions. Professors and students will benefit from an accessible new text that informs and explores: The role of mental healthcare law and procedure in the criminal justice system How mentally ill clients are processed through the criminal justice system Mental healthcare terms, resources, and treatment programs Contemporary issues in mental health and criminal justice, such as the treatment of mentally ill juveniles inside the criminal justice system, and lack of full access to mental healthcare for at-risk groups Discussion of systemic interface and entropy, two central themes to guide student analysis of issues and examples drawn from real life Mental Health and Criminal Justice is designed with a wealth of features for study and review, including: Learning Objectives Framing the Issues Prologues and Epilogues that frame issues and provide vivid examples Key Terms, highlighted in the text and defined in the Glossary Text boxes that expand on points of interest Summary and Chapter Review Questions at the end of each chapter

Author : Ilias Bantekas,Emmanouela Mylonaki
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107060036

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Criminological Approaches to International Criminal Law by Ilias Bantekas,Emmanouela Mylonaki Pdf

A practical guide to what motivates international crimes and how these are structured and investigated in theory and practice.

Author : Graham Glancy,Cheryl Regehr
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781487536084

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Canadian Landmark Cases in Forensic Mental Health by Graham Glancy,Cheryl Regehr Pdf

High-profile legal cases involving individuals with mental health challenges often address complex issues that confront previous decisions of the courts, influence or change existing social policies, and ultimately have a profound impact on the daily practice of mental health professionals and the lives of their patients. Providing in-depth context into milestone cases in forensic mental health, this book addresses issues such as the confidentiality of mental health records, criminal responsibility, fitness to stand trial, the right of individuals to refuse mental health treatment, and the duty of mental health practitioners to warn and protect individuals who may be at risk of harm at the hands of a patient. The authors explore the social and political context in which these cases occurred, incorporating court decisions, contemporaneous media articles, and legal reviews in the analysis. Graham Glancy and Cheryl Regehr, who are experts in the field of forensic psychiatry, draw upon their own practice, in addition to scholarly literature, to describe the impact of the decisions rendered by the courts in the area of mental health and offer practical guidelines for professionals working at the interface of law and mental health.

Author : Hannah Wishart,Colleen M. Berryessa
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781003821465

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Neurolaw in the Courtroom by Hannah Wishart,Colleen M. Berryessa Pdf

This collection presents a comparative perspective on interdisciplinary issues that fall under the emerging field of Neurolaw. The chapters embrace distinct procedural and evidential issues in the courtroom for vulnerable defendants, such as immature defendants, mentally disordered offenders and unfit-to-plead defendants, through a neuroscientific lens. This view is informed by worldwide analyses from legal academics, philosophers, and legal practitioners. The work brings together interdisciplinary and leading perspectives to discuss the use and relevancy of neuroscience at trial, and how the use of neuroscience is currently benefiting and impacting vulnerable defendants in global criminal trials. As such, the book builds upon and adds to the existing literature in this field by providing a comprehensive coverage of the intersection between these disciplines for vulnerable defendants in the courtroom. Key issues covered include: vulnerable defendants and the pre-trial process; the trial process; the use of neuroscience as expert evidence at trial; and vulnerable defendants, neuroscience and mitigation of sentence. Through original exploration presented by contributors from both academia and practice, the book will be of interest to academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of Criminal Law and Procedure.

Author : Thomas L. Hafemeister
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781479861644

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Criminal Trials and Mental Disorders by Thomas L. Hafemeister Pdf

The complicated relationship between defendants with mental health disorders and the criminal justice system The American criminal justice system is based on the bedrock principles of fairness and justice for all. In striving to ensure that all criminal defendants are treated equally under the law, it endeavors to handle similar cases in similar fashion, attempting to apply rules and procedures even-handedly regardless of a defendant’s social class, race, ethnicity, or gender. Yet, the criminal justice system has also recognized exceptions when special circumstances underlie a defendant’s behavior or are likely to skew the defendant’s trial. One of the most controversial set of exceptions –often poorly articulated and inconsistently applied – involves criminal defendants with a mental disorder. A series of special rules and procedures has evolved over the centuries, often without fanfare and even today with little systematic examination, that lawyers and judges apply to cases involving defendants with a mental disorder. This book provides an analysis of the key issues in this dynamic interplay between individuals with a mental disorder and the criminal justice system. The volume identifies the various stages of criminal justice proceedings when the mental status of a defendant may be relevant, associated legal and policy issues, the history and evolution of these issues, and how they are currently resolved. To assist this exploration, the text also offers an overview of mental disorders, their relevance to criminal proceedings, how forensic mental health assessments are conducted and employed during these proceedings, and their application to competency and responsibility determinations. In sum, this book provides an important resource for students and scholars with an interest in mental health, law, and criminal justice.