Criminal trials and mental disorders /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hafemeister, Thomas L. (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, 2019.
Series:	Psychology and crime
Subjects:	Insanity (Law) > United States. Insanity defense > United States. Mentally ill offenders > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States. Forensic psychiatry > United States. LAW > Criminal Law > General. Forensic psychiatry. Insanity defense. Insanity (Law) Mentally ill offenders > Legal status, laws, etc. United States. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Mental disorders and criminal behavior
Forensic mental health assessments
Foundations 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
Procedural aspects of insanity defense determinations
Dispositions following a successful insanity defense: risk assessments
Conclusion.