David Dematteo, Daniel C. Murrie, Natalie M. Anumba, Michael E. Keesler

Forensic Mental Health Assessments in Death Penalty Cases (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is essential reading for students and professionals in the fields of mental health, criminal justice, and law, as well as for forensic practitioners who may not be familiar with the special requirements of death penalty cases. It is also an important resource for attorneys who work with forensic mental health professionals.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199874712
• Artikelnr.: 63039399

Autorenporträt

David DeMatteo, J.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Drexel University, and Co-Director of Drexel's JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology. Daniel C. Murrie, Ph.D., works as Director of Psychology at the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy and as an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Natalie M. Anumba, M.S., is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at Drexel University and a predoctoral clinical psychology intern at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Michael E. Keesler, B.A., is an advanced student in the JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology at Drexel University and Villanova Law School.

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgements
* Preface
* 1: Overview of Forensic Mental Health Assessments in Death Penalty
Cases
* 2: Death Penalty Litigation
* 3: Death Penalty Jurisprudence
* 4: Ethical Considerations in Death Penalty Asessments
* 5: Eligibility for the Death Penalty - Part 1: Atkins-Type
Evaluations
* 6: Eligibilty for the Death Penalty - Part 2: Competance for
Execution Evaluations
* 7: Evaluations Addressing Mitigation in Capital Sentencing
* 8: Evaluations of Violence Risk in Capital Sentencing
* 9: Orinciples of Forensic Mental Health Assessment
* 10: Sample Reports
* References
* Index