A prescription for dignity : rethinking criminal justice and mental disability law /

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Author / Creator:Perlin, Michael L., 1946-
Imprint:Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate Publishing Limited , [2013]
©2013
Description:xii, 244 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:Mental health laws.
People with mental disabilities -- Civil rights.
Respect for persons -- Law and legislation.
Mental health courts.
Insanity (Law)
Human rights.
Human rights.
Insanity (Law)
Mental health courts.
Mental health laws.
People with mental disabilities -- Civil rights.
Respect for persons -- Law and legislation.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9334781
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ISBN:9780754677246 (hardback : alk. paper)
0754677249 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780754694403 (ebook)
0754694402 (ebook)
9781472401700 (epub)
1472401700 (epub)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • The four factors : sanism, pretextuality, heuristics, and "ordinary common sense"
  • Counsel
  • International human rights law
  • Mental health courts
  • Alternative jurisprudences
  • Contextualizing dignity
  • Competencies
  • The insanity defense
  • Sentencing.