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Autore |
Perlin Michael L. <1946-> |
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Titolo |
Mental disability and the death penalty [[electronic resource] ] : the shame of the states / / Michael L. Perlin |
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Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-8108-9588-9 |
1-299-14906-5 |
1-4422-0058-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Capital punishment - United States |
Mental health laws - United States |
Mentally ill offenders - United States |
Insanity (Law) - United States |
Legal assistance to people with mental disabilities - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. An Introduction and the Dilemma of Factual Innocence; Chapter 2. Sanism, Pretextuality, the Role of Dignity, and Therapeutic Jurisprudence; Chapter 3. Future Dangerousness and the Death Penalty; Chapter 4. Mental Disability Evidence and Mitigation; Chapter 5. Competency to Be Executed: The Case of Mental Retardation; Chapter 6. Competency to Be Executed: The Case of Mental Illness; Chapter 7. Competency to Be Executed: The Question of Medication; Chapter 8. Neuroimaging and the Death Penalty; Chapter 9. The Role of Jurors, Prosecutors, and Judges |
Chapter 10. The Death Penalty, Mental Disability, and Adequacy of CounselChapter 11. The Death Penalty and International Human Rights Law; Chapter 12. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Michael Perlin shows how the administration of the death penalty deprives persons with mental disabilities of their constitutional rights, and how trial courts and prosecutors consciously flaunt the law. Using |
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