Title: Law, psychology, and death penalty litigation /
Authors: Eisenberg, James R., 1945-
Publisher: Professional Resource Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Capital punishment United States; Sentences (Criminal procedure) United States Psychological aspects.; Criminal psychology United States.; Extenuating circumstances United States.
Contents: Introduction -- A brief history of the death penalty -- Significant U.S. Supreme Court decisions in capital cases since 1970 -- Stages of a capital case -- Aggravating and mitigating factors and jury instructions -- Mitigation -- Getting started on a capital case -- The role of the psychologist in death penalty litigation -- Special issues : competency, sanity, and the death penalty -- Mental retardation and the death penalty -- Antisocial personality disorder, psychopathy, and risk assessment -- Case study: Boo and Rail do a lick -- Ethical issues in capital litigation.