Representing People with Mental Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Publisher:
- American Bar Association
- Publication date:
- 2018-08-15
- Authors:
-
Elizabeth Kelley
(Lawyer) - ISBN:
- 9781641051767
Description:
Depending on the statistics you read, approximately one-third of the inmates in U.S. jails and prisons have some sort of mental disability. It has become cliché to say that our jails and prisons have become de facto mental institutions. How did we reach this point? Representing People with Mental Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers takes a look at the challenges and opportunities that are presented in these types of cases.
Index
- Introduction
- Competency to Stand Trial
- Criminal Responsibility
- Mitigation: Mental Health and Sentencing
- Mitigation: Utilizing the Forensic Mental Health Professional
- Malingering
- Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders
- False Confessions
- Juveniles
- Juvenile Sex Offenses
- Forced Medication
- Mental Health Courts
- Veterans Treatment Courts
- Jail and Prison Conditions
- Working with Clients
- Working with Families
- Working with Experts
- Neuroscience and Abnormal Brain Function
- Sex Offender Registration
- Standby or Advisory Counsel
- Ethics
- Suggested Works