Crime, punishment and mental illness: law and the behavioral sciences in conflict

The social construction of mental illness as a criminal justice problem -- Systems of social control: from asylums to prisons -- Competency to stand trial and competency-to-be-executed -- The problems with the insanity defense: the conflict between law and the behavioral sciences -- The "mad&qu...

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Autor principal: Erickson, Patricia E. 1947- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Erickson, Steven K. 1971-
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ [u.a.] Rutgers University Press 2008
En:Año: 2008
Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 3369
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Palabras clave:
Forensic Psychiatry > United States
Insanity (law) > United States
Criminal Responsibility > United States
People with mental disabilities and crime > United States
Mental Disorders > psychology > United States
Mentally Ill Persons > legislation & jurisprudence > United States
Crime > psychology > United States
Insanity Defense > United States
Mental Competency > United States
Social Behavior > United States
Psychische Störung > Kriminalität
Psychische Störung > Kriminalpsychologie
USA > Täter > Psychische Störung > Rechtsprechung
USA > Gerichtliche Psychiatrie
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Sumario:The social construction of mental illness as a criminal justice problem -- Systems of social control: from asylums to prisons -- Competency to stand trial and competency-to-be-executed -- The problems with the insanity defense: the conflict between law and the behavioral sciences -- The "mad" or "bad" debate concerning sex offenders -- Juvenile offenders, developmental competency, and mental illness -- Criminalizing mental illness: does it matter?
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:XV, 218 S.
ISBN:9780813543376
9780813543383