Mental disability, violence, and future dangerousness : : myths behind the presumption of guilt / / John Weston Parry.

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Place / Publishing House:Lanham, Maryland : : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,, [2013]
2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (397 pages)
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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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest 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. 
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