LEADER 03294nam 22005651 450 001 9910818413003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4422-2405-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000021145 035 $a(EBL)1441837 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001001241 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12449535 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001001241 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10962447 035 $a(PQKB)10718317 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1441837 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1441837 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10774576 035 $a(OCoLC)860710794 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000021145 100 $a20130624h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMental disability, violence, and future dangerousness $emyths behind the presumption of guilt /$fJohn Weston Parry 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,$d[2013] 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (397 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-2404-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface -- Introduction -- Persons with mental disabilities and the American legal system : a history of discrimination, abuse and mistreatment -- Sanism and America's exaggerated fear of violence -- Sanist words and language in the american legal system : "dangerousness", "the right to treatment" and "civil" versus "criminal" -- Predictions of dangerousness in the courtroom : unreliable, inaccurate and misleading -- Accusations based on the unknowable : predictions of dangerousness in civil and criminal proceedings -- Dangerousness and the unconscionable failure to provide humane care and treatment to persons with mental disabilities -- An extremely suspect classification -- A new system of state and federal laws and public health approaches for persons with mental disabilities deemed to be dangerous : initial recommendations -- Bibliography. 330 $aUsing a multi-disciplinary approach, this book documents and explains how, when and why adults and children with mental disabilities-including those with sexual disorders- who are perceived to be a future danger to others, the community, or themselves have become the most stigmatized, abused, and mistreated group in America, and what should be done to correct the resulting injustices. The author identifies and analyzes the key factors that should be understood when lawyers, judges, mental health professionals, policymakers, legislators, advocates, forensic experts, professors and t 606 $aMental health laws$zUnited States 606 $aPeople with mental disabilities$xMental health services$zUnited States 606 $aPeople with mental disabilities$zUnited States 615 0$aMental health laws 615 0$aPeople with mental disabilities$xMental health services 615 0$aPeople with mental disabilities 676 $a303.6087/40973 700 $aParry$b John Weston$f1948-$01722654 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818413003321 996 $aMental disability, violence, and future dangerousness$94123212 997 $aUNINA