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Competence in the law : from legal theory to clinical application / Michael L. Perlin ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Competency to stand trial--United States.
- Competency to stand trial.
- United States.
- Insanity (Law)--United States.
- Insanity (Law).
- Mental Competency--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Persons with Psychiatric Disorders--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Expert Testimony--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Medical Subjects:
- Mental Competency--legislation & jurisprudence.
- United States.
- Persons with Psychiatric Disorders--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Expert Testimony--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 312 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2008]
- Summary:
- Written by experts in the fields of mental disability law and forensic psychology, Competence in the Law prepares mental health professionals to understand the law, consider questions of civil and criminal competence, and knowledgeably counsel lawyers and judges in cases in which mental competency issues are germane.
- The first single-volume resource of its kind, Competence in the Law: Examines the landmark cases that have set precedents in this area, Presents in-depth discussion of criminal competencies, such as competency to stand trial, plead guilty, or waive counsel, Explores questions of competency in civil law matters, such as custody and estates, Considers the relationship between competency and the institutionalization of persons with mental disabilities, Identifies commonalities between court decisions in discrete areas of the law.
- A landmark contribution to forensic practice, Competence in the Law presents the most relevant and accurate information and equips mental health professionals to expertly address critical issues faced in conducting assessments within the legal system.
- Contents:
- Overview: the history, present scope, and future implications for legal competency
- Criminal competencies
- Competency and institutionalization of persons by reason of mental disability
- Competency and the civil law
- Principles and their wider implications.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780470144206
- 0470144203
- OCLC:
- 166278699
- Online:
- Publisher description
- Contributor biographical information
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