03210nam 2200673 a 450 991046294780332120200520144314.00-8108-9588-91-299-14906-51-4422-0058-8(CKB)2670000000333505(EBL)1117163(OCoLC)827947193(SSID)ssj0000835746(PQKBManifestationID)12318128(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000835746(PQKBWorkID)10998258(PQKB)10151036(MiAaPQ)EBC1117163(Au-PeEL)EBL1117163(CaPaEBR)ebr10655643(CaONFJC)MIL446156(EXLCZ)99267000000033350520120810d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMental disability and the death penalty[electronic resource] the shame of the states /Michael L. PerlinLanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.20131 online resource (295 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-0057-X 1-4422-0056-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 JudgesChapter 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 AuthorMichael 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 calls for immediate change.Capital punishmentUnited StatesMental health lawsUnited StatesMentally ill offendersUnited StatesInsanity (Law)United StatesLegal assistance to people with mental disabilitiesUnited StatesElectronic books.Capital punishmentMental health lawsMentally ill offendersInsanity (Law)Legal assistance to people with mental disabilities345.73/0773Perlin Michael L.1946-877336MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462947803321Mental disability and the death penalty2057675UNINA