Representing people with mental disabilities / Elizabeth Kelley, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kelley, Elizabeth (Lawyer), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense (Criminal procedure)--United States.

Defense (Criminal procedure).

Special needs offenders--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Special needs offenders.

Mental health laws--United States.

Mental health laws.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, 2018.

Summary:

For criminal defense lawyers of all types, clients with mental disabilities are a part of their practice. This ranges from the white collar criminal defense lawyer who represents an executive charged with tax evasion who functions in spite of a variety of conditions which he keeps hidden, to the public defender assigned as standby or advisory counsel for the defendant who wants to represent himself at trial, to the sole practitioner representing the man with Asperger's charged with possession of child pornography on his computer. Depending on the statistics you read, approximately a third of the inmates in our jails and prisons have some sort of mental disability. It has become cliche to say that our jails and prisons have become de facto mental institutions. Representing People with Mental Disabilities is easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate. It is intended that you can throw the book in your briefcase on the way to the courthouse, or load it on your I-Pad, and turn to the appropriate chapter or chapters when needed. If you want to learn more about a topic, the Suggested Works section at the end of the book contains titles of books and articles as well as websites. Additionally, many chapters contain the statement at the end, "Complete citations are available from the author/authors upon request." The accompanying website has motions and pleadings which you can adapt to your jurisdiction.

Contents:

Introduction

Competency to stand trial / Eric Y. Drogin

Criminal responsibility / Eric Y. Drogin

Mitigation : mental health and sentencing / Marcia G. Shein

Mitigation : utilizing the forensic mental health professional / Elliot Atkins and Alan Ellis

Malingering / John Matthew Fabian

Risk assessment of sex offenders / Daniel Montaldi

False confessions / William C. Follette, Richard A. Leo, Deborah Davis

Juveniles / Antoinette Kavanaugh

Juvenile sex offenses / Stephanie Tabashneck

Forced medication / Mace J. Yampolsky

Mental health courts / Jennifer Johnson

Veterans treatment courts / Julie Marie Baldwin

Jail and prison conditions / Henry Dlugacz

Working with clients / William J. Edwards and Risa Grand

Working with families / Elizabeth Kelley

Working with experts / Jeffrey E. Thoma

Neuroscience and abnormal brain function / Stephen G. Cobb

Sex offender registration / Heather Ellis Cucolo

Standby or advisory counsel / Erica Weissman

Ethics / Naomi Weinstein.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed July 11, 2024).

ISBN:

1-64105-177-9