Mental disability, violence, and future dangerousness : myths behind the presumption of guilt /
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Mental disability, violence, and future dangerousness : |b myths behind the presumption of guilt / |c John Weston Parry. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Lanham, Maryland : |b Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., |c [2013] | |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Preface -- Introduction -- Persons with mental disabilities and the American legal system : a history of discrimination, abuse and mistreatment -- Sanism and America's exaggerated fear of violence -- Sanist words and language in the american legal system : "dangerousness", "the right to treatment" and "civil" versus "criminal" -- Predictions of dangerousness in the courtroom : unreliable, inaccurate and misleading -- Accusations based on the unknowable : predictions of dangerousness in civil and criminal proceedings -- Dangerousness and the unconscionable failure to provide humane care and treatment to persons with mental disabilities -- An extremely suspect classification -- A new system of state and federal laws and public health approaches for persons with mental disabilities deemed to be dangerous : initial recommendations -- Bibliography. | |
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 590 | |a Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Mental health laws |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a People with mental disabilities |x Mental health services |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a People with mental disabilities |z United States. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |a Parry, John Weston, 1948- |t Mental disability, violence, and future dangerousness. |d Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013] |h xi, 383 pages |z 9781442224049 |w (DLC) 2013020045 |
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