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Mental disorder and criminal law : responsibility, punishment, and competence / responsibility, punishment, and competence / Robert F. Schopp ... [et al.], editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: New York : Springer, 2009.Description: vii, 248 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780387848440
  • 0387848444
  • 9780387848457 (e-ISBN)
  • 0387848452 (e-ISBN)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.04 22
LOC classification:
  • K5077 .M46
NLM classification:
  • 2008 N-795
Contents:
Contents : 1. Depression and the criminal law: integrating doctrinal, empirical, and justificatory analysis / Robert F. Schopp -- 2. Determining when severe mental illness should disqualify a defendant from capital punishment / Bruce J. Winick -- 3. Accomodating child witnesses in the criminal justice system: implications for death penalty cases / Jodi A. Quas & Bradley D. McAuliff -- 4. Protecting well-being while pursuing justice / Barbara J. Sturgis -- 5. Capital punishment and dangerousness / Christopher Slobogin -- 6. Limited expertise and experts: problems with the continued use of future dangerousness in capital sentencing / Daniel A. Krauss, John G. McCabe, and Sarah McFadden -- 7. Psychopathy, culpability, and commitment / Stephen D. Hart -- 8. Quagmire ahead: the sticky role of behavioral science in capital sentencing / Mario J. Scalora -- 9. Meaningful consideration of competence to be executed / Randy K. Otto -- 10. Psychological expertise and amicus briefs in the context of competence to face execution / Robert F. Schopp -- 11. Constitutional health care and incompetency to face execution / Michael R. Quattrocchi.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents : 1. Depression and the criminal law: integrating doctrinal, empirical, and justificatory analysis / Robert F. Schopp -- 2. Determining when severe mental illness should disqualify a defendant from capital punishment / Bruce J. Winick -- 3. Accomodating child witnesses in the criminal justice system: implications for death penalty cases / Jodi A. Quas & Bradley D. McAuliff -- 4. Protecting well-being while pursuing justice / Barbara J. Sturgis -- 5. Capital punishment and dangerousness / Christopher Slobogin -- 6. Limited expertise and experts: problems with the continued use of future dangerousness in capital sentencing / Daniel A. Krauss, John G. McCabe, and Sarah McFadden -- 7. Psychopathy, culpability, and commitment / Stephen D. Hart -- 8. Quagmire ahead: the sticky role of behavioral science in capital sentencing / Mario J. Scalora -- 9. Meaningful consideration of competence to be executed / Randy K. Otto -- 10. Psychological expertise and amicus briefs in the context of competence to face execution / Robert F. Schopp -- 11. Constitutional health care and incompetency to face execution / Michael R. Quattrocchi.

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