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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 |
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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 real life examples, he brings this often overlooked situation to light and |
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