Mental Disorder and Criminal Law: Responsibility, Punishment and Competence

Mental Disorder and Criminal Law: Responsibility, Punishment and Competence
ISBN-10
0387848452
ISBN-13
9780387848457
Category
Psychology
Pages
248
Language
English
Published
2008-10-09
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Steven L. Willborn, Brian H. Bornstein, Richard L. Wiener

Description

expands traditional inquiry regarding the significance of psychopathology in the criminal process to include blameworthiness for sentencing, criminal competence at various stages in the process, and dangerousness pairs legal analysis with empirical research in order to promotoe integration of these two aspects of relevant inquiry addresses a wide range of participants in the legal, clinical, and academic disciplines

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