Criminal trials and mental disorders / Thomas L. Hafemeister.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Psychology and crime series.
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Table of Contents:
- Mental disorders and criminal behavior
- Overview of forensic mental health assessments
- Underpinnings of the competence to stand trial standard
- Refining and applying the competence to stand trial standard
- Procedural aspects of competence to stand trial determinations
- Dispositions after the competence to stand trial hearing
- Other criminal trial-related competency issues: Miranda waivers/confessions, waiver of counsel, guilty pleas, and competence to testify
- The insanity defense
- Insanity defense variations and alternatives for addressing the criminal responsibility of a defendant with a mental disorder
- Procedural aspects of insanity defense determinations
- Dispositions following a successful insanity defense and risk assessments
- Alternatives and closing remarks.