Law and Mental Health: A Case-Based Approach (Hardcover, 2)

IntroductionI. Psychological Issues and Involvement in Basic Courtroom Proceedings1. Jury Selection and Process: Precedent Impacting Jury Consultation and Research2. Admission of Expert Testimony and the EyewitnessII. Legal Precedent in Everyday Clinical Practice3. Informed Consent4. Confidentiality and Privileged Communication5. Duty to Warn and ProtectIII. Clinical Forensic Evaluation6. Competency7. Insanity and Criminal Responsibility8. Civil Commitment and Dangerousness9. Hypnosis and the PolygraphIV. Civil Rights and Civil Law10. Civil Rights of People from Gender and Sexual Minority Groups11. Personal Injury: Court Proceedings and Assessment of Psychological Damages12. Prisoners’ Rights to Medical and Mental Health TreatmentV. Specific Mental Diagnoses in the Law13. Substance Abuse and Dependence14. Intellectual Disability15. Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality DisorderVI. Violent Criminals and Violent Crime16. Capital Punishment17. Sex Offenders: Community Notification and Sexually Violent Predator Civil CommitmentVII. Juveniles in the Legal System18. Foundations of Juvenile Law19. School Law20. Child Abuse and Neglect21. Child Custody22. Competency and Culpability in Juvenile Justice: Intersecting Challenges, Amanda M. FanniffIn Conclusion: An Appeal to StudentsReferencesIndex