Author: Michael L. PerlinPublisher: Lexis Law Publishing (Va)
ISBN:
Category : Insane
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Mental Disability Law
Author: Michael L. PerlinPublisher: Lexis Law Publishing (Va)
ISBN:
Category : Insane
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Mental Disability Law
Author: Michael L. PerlinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insanity (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description
The Rights of People with Mental Disabilities
Author: Robert Morris LevyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780809319909
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
'This book...is both timely and important, Great strides have been made in the understanding of mental illness, in the effectiveness of treatments, and in the improvement of living conditions for those who suffer. But much still needs to be done. People with mental disabilities continue to experience discrimination and stigma and are not able to enjoy the full fruits of American life. The Rights of People with Mental Disabilities reviews the issues and contemplates the areas in which all consumers, mental health professionals, and advocates can continue to make improvements. I Commend the authors for their work.' Rosalynn Carter
Mental Disability Law
Author: John ParryPublisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781570732157
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Mental Retardation and the Law
Author: Paul R. FriedmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insanity (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Mental Disability and the Death Penalty
Author: Michael L. PerlinPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1442200588
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
There is no question that the death penalty is disproportionately imposed in cases involving defendants with mental disabilities. There is clear, systemic bias at all stages of the prosecution and the sentencing process – in determining who is competent to be executed, in the assessment of mitigation evidence, in the ways that counsel is assigned, in the ways that jury determinations are often contaminated by stereotyped preconceptions of persons with mental disabilities, in the ways that cynical expert testimony reflects a propensity on the part of some experts to purposely distort their testimony in order to achieve desired ends. These questions are shockingly ignored at all levels of the criminal justice system, and by society in general. Here, Michael Perlin explores the relationship between mental disabilities and the death penalty and explains why and how this state of affairs has come to be, to explore why it is necessary to identify the factors that have contributed to this scandalous and shameful policy morass, to highlight the series of policy choices that need immediate remediation, and to offer some suggestions that might meaningfully ameliorate the situation. Using real cases to illustrate the ways in which the persons with mental disabilities are unable to receive fair treatment during death penalty trials, he demonstrates the depth of the problem and the way it’s been institutionalized so as to be an accepted part of our system. He calls for a new approach, and greater attention to the issues that have gone overlooked for so long.
The Human Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Author: Stanley S. HerrPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199264513
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Inequality: Marcia H. Rioux
Mental Disability Law Reporter
Author: Nondiscrimination in Insurance
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and FinancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination in insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Mental Disorder, Work Disability, and the Law
Author: Richard J. BonniePublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226064505
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A barrage of "handbooks" and "resource manuals" aimed at employers and legal practitioners on the employment rights of people with disabilities has begun to appear. Until now, however, there has been no serious book-length scholarly treatment of how mental disorder can affect work, how work can affect mental disorder, and the role of law in addressing employment discrimination based on mental rather than physical disability. In Mental Disorder, Work Disability and the Law, the editors bring together original work by leading scholars who have studied mental disorder and work disability from the fields of sociology, psychology, psychiatry, law, and economics. The authors' contributions build upon one another to create the first integrated account of the important policy issues at stake when law deals with the rights of mentally disordered citizens to work when they are able to, and to receive benefits when they are not. This book will be of great value to scholars in law and the mental health professions and to policy makers and the administrators of disability programs.