Crime and mental illness
Subtitle: a guide to courtroom practice
By: Robert L. Sadoff, Frank M. Dattilio.
Contributors: Dattilio, Frank M.; Pennsylvania Bar Institute.
Series: PBI -- no. 5159; PBI -- no. 08:194; PBI (Series) -- no. 2008-5159.; PBI (Series) -- no. 08:194.
Publisher: PBI Press, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Mechanicsburg, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
Subjects: Forensic psychiatry -- United States; Insanity (Law) -- United States; Criminal liability -- United States; People with mental disabilities and crime -- United States
Other titles: Crime & mental illness
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-298) and index.
Table of contents: title: Mental illness and the DSM-IV-TR; title: Pretrial assessments; title: Competency to stand trial / Michael L. Perlin; title: Competency case law; title: Medical issues in criminal competency; title: Psychological instruments used to assess competency; title: The trial phase of criminal proceedings; title: Eyewitness testimony; title: Post-trial issues; title: Mental retardation and the death penalty; title: Sentencing and psychiatric/psychological testimony; title: The appointment of mental health experts; title: Expert evidence and testimony; title: Sex offenders; title: Violence and mental illness; title: The use of psychological autopsies.