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Criminal Trials and Mental Disorders
Title
Criminal Trials and Mental Disorders Thomas L. Hafemeister.
ISBN
9781479850754
1479850756
9781479804856
1479804851
9781479861644
Publication
New York : New York University Press, [2019]
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
Copyright Notice Date
©[2019]
Physical Description
1 online resource (v, 381 pages)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 14, 2021
Series
Psychology and crime
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-366) and index.
Contents
Mental disorders and criminal behavior
Overview of forensic mental health assessments
Underpinnings of the competence to stand trial standard
Refining and applying the competence to stand trial standard
Procedural aspects of competence to stand trial determinations
Dispositions after the competence to stand trial hearing
Other criminal trial-related competency issues : Miranda waivers/confessions, waiver of counsel, guilty pleas, and competence to testify
The insanity defense
Insanity defense variations and alternatives for addressing the criminal responsibility of a defendant with a mental disorder
Procedural aspects of insanity defense determinations
Dispositions following a successful insanity defense and risk assessments
Alternatives and closing remarks.
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