Mental Disability Law, Evidence, and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges, and Mental Disability ProfessionalsAmerican Bar Association, 2007 - 467 sivua This new book written by ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law Director, John Parry, J.D. and forensic psychologist, Eric Y. Drogin, J.D., Ph.D., Manual has been formatted and written to guide lawyers, judges, law students, and forensic and other mental disability professionals through the maze of civil and criminal laws, standards, and evidentiary pitfalls, and forensic practices that characterize this area of the law. Moreover, it summarizes what empirical evidence exists to support or raise concerns about these legal standards and forensic practices when they are introduced in the courtroom. |
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Mental Disability Jurisprudence | 1 |
Incompetency Criminal and Civil | 7 |
Diminished Culpability | 11 |
Dangerousness Civil and Criminal | 13 |
Civil Care and Treatment Standards | 16 |
Mental Impairment and Injury | 17 |
Specialized Mental Disability Knowledge | 19 |
Experts Qualifications | 26 |
Civil Incompetency Law and Standards | 138 |
Civil Incompetency Expert Testimony | 175 |
Introduction | 203 |
Law and Standards | 204 |
Expert Evidence | 226 |
Introduction | 251 |
Law and Standards | 252 |
Expert Evidence | 272 |
Limitations on Presenting Evidence and Testimony | 32 |
Representing Persons with Mental Disabilities | 41 |
Mental Disabilities Key Definitions and Terms | 49 |
Theoretical Orientations | 53 |
Mental Health Diagnostic Classification | 57 |
Diagnoses Commonly Encountered in Forensic Contexts | 62 |
Mental Health Assessment | 68 |
Ethical and Other Considerations for Mental Health Professionals | 74 |
Introduction to Criminal and Civil Incompetency | 77 |
Criminal Incompetency Law and Standards | 80 |
Criminal Incompetency Expert Evidence | 111 |
Law and Standards | 292 |
Expert Evidence | 323 |
Introduction | 349 |
Expert Evidence | 377 |
Limitations on Expert Evidence | 388 |
Introduction | 391 |
Expert Testimony | 417 |
Limitations on Evidence | 427 |
Key Terms Court Decisions and Legislation | 435 |
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