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Contemporary Legal Issues. Mental Health And The Law / by Bill Wisneski.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminals--Mental health services--California.
- Criminals.
- Mental health policy--California.
- Mental health policy.
- Prisoners--Mental health--California.
- Prisoners.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (29 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- San Marcos, CA : Palomar Community College, 2005.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Guest Charles Sevilla, Attorney-at-Law, discusses mental health and the criminal justice system; specifically the 1984 Insanity Defense Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. 17, the prison system's involvement, legal tests for criminal responsibility (M'Naughten rule 8 Eng. Rep. 718 (1843)), and the difference between people who are insane, and those who are simply criminals. California law regarding diminished capacity is also discussed.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed August 11, 2015).
- OCLC:
- 919204923
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