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The Criminal justice system and mental retardation : defendants and victims
- Title
- The Criminal justice system and mental retardation : defendants and victims / edited by Ronald W. Conley, Ruth Luckasson, and George N. Bouthilet.
- Publication
- Baltimore : P.H. Brookes Pub. Co., ©1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | KF9242 .C75 1992 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxvi, 299 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Subject
- Insanity (Law) > United States
- Criminal liability > United States
- Mental health laws > United States
- Criminal law
- Intellectual disability
- Jurisprudence
- Criminal Law
- Intellectual Disability
- criminal law
- intellectual disability
- Intellectual disability
- Criminal law
- Criminal liability
- Insanity (Law)
- Mental health laws
- Geistige Behinderung
- Täter
- Aufsatzsammlung
- United States
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Points of view: perspectives on the judicial, mental retardation services, law enforcement, and corrections systems / James G. Exum, Jr. ... [et al.] -- ch. 2. Toward an epidemiology of relevant attributes / John H. Noble, Jr., Ronald W. Conley -- ch. 3. The evaluation of defendants with mental retardation in the criminal justice system / John J. McGee, Frank J. Menolascino -- ch. 4. Defendants with mental retardation in the forensic services system / Russell C. Petrella -- ch. 5. The competency of defendants with mental retardation to assist in their own defense / Richard J. Bonnie -- ch. 6. Mental retardation and criminal responsibility / W. Lawrence Fitch
- Ch. 7. Sentencing the offender with mental retardation: honoring the imperative for intermediate punishments and probation / Frank J. Laski -- ch. 8. A model for habilitation and prevention for offenders with mental retardation: the Lancaster County (PA) Office of Special Offenders Services / Hubert R. Wood, David L. White -- ch. 9. Correctional services for inmates with mental retardation: challenge or catastrophe? / Jane Nelson Hall -- ch. 10. Advocacy service systems for defendants with mental retardation / Christine DeMoll -- ch. 11. People with mental retardation as victims of crime / Ruth Luckasson -- ch. 12. Training programs and defendants with mental retardation: history and future directions / Ruth Messinger, Philip W. Davidson -- ch. 13. Where we need to go: perspectives on the judicial, mental retardation services, law enforcement, and corrections systems / James G. Exum, Jr., H. Rutherford Turnbull III, Robert Martin, John W. Finn -- Appendix A. Brief of American Association on Mental Retardation et al. as amici curiae in support of petitioner in re Johnny Paul Penry, petitioner, v. James A. Lynaugh, director, Texas Department of Corrections, respondent James W. Ellis and Ruth Luckasson (with an introductory essay by Richard Burr) -- Appendix B. Observations from the field / Ronald W. Conley.
- ISBN
- 1557660700
- 9781557660701
- LCCN
- 91018175
- OCLC
- ocm23870245
- 23870245
- SCSB-1931178
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library