LEADER 03210nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910462947803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8108-9588-9 010 $a1-299-14906-5 010 $a1-4422-0058-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000333505 035 $a(EBL)1117163 035 $a(OCoLC)827947193 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000835746 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12318128 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000835746 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10998258 035 $a(PQKB)10151036 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1117163 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1117163 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10655643 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL446156 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000333505 100 $a20120810d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMental disability and the death penalty$b[electronic resource] $ethe shame of the states /$fMichael L. Perlin 210 $aLanham, Md. $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (295 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-0057-X 311 $a1-4422-0056-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aChapter 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 330 $aMichael 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. 606 $aCapital punishment$zUnited States 606 $aMental health laws$zUnited States 606 $aMentally ill offenders$zUnited States 606 $aInsanity (Law)$zUnited States 606 $aLegal assistance to people with mental disabilities$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCapital punishment 615 0$aMental health laws 615 0$aMentally ill offenders 615 0$aInsanity (Law) 615 0$aLegal assistance to people with mental disabilities 676 $a345.73/0773 700 $aPerlin$b Michael L.$f1946-$0877336 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462947803321 996 $aMental disability and the death penalty$92057675 997 $aUNINA