Intellectual Disability and the Death Penalty : Current Issues and Controversies / Marc J. Tassé Ph.D., John H. Blume JD, MAR.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tassé, Marc J., Ph.D., author.

Blume, John H., JD, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 176 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Praeger, 2017.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Providing key information for students or professionals in the fields of criminology, education, psychology, law, and law enforcement, this book documents the legal and clinical aspects of the issues related to intellectual disability and the death penalty. Written by two nationally recognized experts, this book provides a comprehensive review of the legal and clinical aspects of the death penalty as it relates to intellectual disability. First, the facts: people with intellectual disability may falsely confess to a crime because they want to please the authorities, and they are often less able than others to work with lawyers to prepare a defense. In addition, because of the stigma attached to intellectual disability, affected individuals often become adept at hiding it, even from their attorney, not understanding the condition's importance to the outcome of their case. Having explained such harsh realities and presented a comprehensive review of what intellectual disability is, the book focuses on the 2002 U.S. Supreme Court Atkins v. Virginia decision granting a death penalty exemption to individuals with intellectual disability. It outlines best practice regarding the determination of intellectual disability and discusses qualifications needed for experts in such cases. Related issues such as common misconceptions regarding people with intellectual disability, race, socioeconomic status, and the status of foreign nationals as it relates to the death penalty and intellectual disability are discussed as well. A must-have resource for prosecutors, defense lawyers, and clinicians providing expert testimony in death penalty cases, this book will also prove absorbing reading for anyone concerned about this troubling issue.

Contents:

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Intellectual Disability and How It Is Diagnosed Chapter 2 A Brief History of and Introduction to the Modern American Death Penalty Chapter 3 The Supreme Court and the Categorical Exemption from Capital Punishment for Persons with Intellectual Disability: Atkins v. Virginia Chapter 4 Atkins on the Ground: Post-Atkins Lower Court Decisions Chapter 5 Assessing Intellectual Functioning Chapter 6 Assessing Adaptive Behavior Chapter 7 Assessing the Age of Onset Chapter 8 Expert Witnesses Chapter 9 The Future of Atkins Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400670879

9798216103301

9781440840159

1440840156

OCLC:

1004769997