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Law and Psychology

2012

Criminal Law

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Neuroscience And Post-Sentence Civil Commitment: A Response To Professors Erickson And Goldberg, Adam Lamparello Jan 2012

Neuroscience And Post-Sentence Civil Commitment: A Response To Professors Erickson And Goldberg, Adam Lamparello

Adam Lamparello

Our knowledge of human behavior, particularly when it comes to assessing what a person may do in the future, continues to develop. Neuroscience has provided insight into whether a person is likely to engage in further acts of violence. It is important to proceed cautiously, but to proceed nonetheless, because contemporary efforts to uncover the biological roots of violence have much more promise than their predecessors.

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Book Review: International Human Rights And Mental Disability Law: When The Silenced Are Heard, Robert M. Sanger Dec 2011

Book Review: International Human Rights And Mental Disability Law: When The Silenced Are Heard, Robert M. Sanger

Robert M. Sanger

International Human Rights and Mental Disability Law: When the Silenced Are Heard by Michael Perlin is the definitive text on the analysis of international law, treaties, protocols, covenants, and conventions regarding mental disability issues. It also contains comparative law and philosophical analysis. Although a treasure to foreign and international teachers and practitioners, Professor Perlin’s book also focuses on areas — such as sanism and pretextuality — that may provide some insight for domestic criminal defense and mental health lawyers.

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