Executing the Mentally Ill: The Criminal Justice System and the Case of Alvin Ford - Couverture souple

Miller, Kent S.; Radelet, Michael L.

 
9780803951501: Executing the Mentally Ill: The Criminal Justice System and the Case of Alvin Ford
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0803951507 ISBN 13 : 9780803951501
Editeur : SAGE Publications, Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Based on the case of Alvin Ford, an American death row inmate, this thought-provoking book focuses on the issues raised when the criminal justice system attempts to apply the death penalty to the mentally impaired.

Issues addressed include: the definition of mental illness for the purposes of exemption from execution; the evaluation of competence for execution by mental health professionals; the consequences of disagreements among health professionals about a defendant's mental status; and the fate of prisoners who are exempted. Ford's unique case leads the authors to examine more general issues such as the involvement of health professionals in modern capital sentencing, as well as the administration of the death penalty i

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Éditeur
SAGE Publications, Inc
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0803951507
ISBN 13 
9780803951501
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
216
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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Hamburg
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780803951495: Executing the Mentally Ill: The Criminal Justice System and the Case of Alvin Ford

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0803951493 ISBN 13 :  9780803951495
Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 1993
Couverture rigide