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Articles 1 - 9 of 9
Full-Text Articles in Law and Psychology
John Hinckley, Jr. And The Insanity Defense: The Public's Verdict, Valerie P. Hans, Dan Slater
John Hinckley, Jr. And The Insanity Defense: The Public's Verdict, Valerie P. Hans, Dan Slater
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Public furor over the Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity verdict in the trial of John Hinckley, Jr. already has stimulated legal changes in the insanity defense. This study documents more systematically the dimensions of negative public opinion concerning the Hinckley verdict. A survey of Delaware residents shortly after the trial's conclusion indicated that the verdict was perceived as unfair, Hinckley was viewed as not insane, the psychiatrists' testimony at the trial was not trusted, and the vast majority thought that the insanity defense was a loophole. However, survey respondents were unable to define the legal test for insanity and …
The Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege In Washington: Extending The Privilege To Community Mental Health Clinics, William Whitmore Hague
The Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege In Washington: Extending The Privilege To Community Mental Health Clinics, William Whitmore Hague
Washington Law Review
This Comment examines recent amendments to Washington's Community Mental Health Services Act, which arguably extend the privilege to communications made between patients and employees of state mental health clinics and agencies. After reviewing the justifications for the psychotherapist-patient privilege, part I of this Comment discusses the present structure of the privilege in Washington. Part II considers the amendments to the Community Mental Health Services Act and concludes that these amendments are beneficial because they extend the availability of confidential mental health treatment to the poor without greatly limiting the amount of admissible evidence. Last, this Comment proposes a comprehensive psychotherapist-patient …
Legal Psychology: Eyewitness Testimony--Jury Behavior, Michigan Law Review
Legal Psychology: Eyewitness Testimony--Jury Behavior, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Legal Psychology: Eyewitness Testimony--Jury Behavior by L. Craig Parker
Reconstructing Reality In The Courtroom: Justice And Judgement In American Culture, Michigan Law Review
Reconstructing Reality In The Courtroom: Justice And Judgement In American Culture, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Reconstructing Reality in the Courtroom: Justice and Judgement in American Culture by W. Lance Bennett and Martha S. Feldman
The Minnesota Commitment Act Of 1982 Summary And Analysis, Eric S. Janus, Richard M. Wolfson
The Minnesota Commitment Act Of 1982 Summary And Analysis, Eric S. Janus, Richard M. Wolfson
Faculty Scholarship
Minnesota law governing commitments has been substantially
revised and recodified in the Minnesota Commitment Act of 1982.
The prior law is repealed and the new law is substituted for it effective
August 1, 1982.
This article has three purposes. First, the significant changes in
the civil commitment law are identified and their implications explored.
Second, where appropriate, the legal background underlying
the changes is explored in order to place the changes in context.
Third, the article identifies ambiguities and inconsistencies in the
Act, posits resolutions, and suggests areas for legislative attention.
Involuntary Civil Commitment Of The Mentally Ill: A System In Need Of Change, John E. B. Myers
Involuntary Civil Commitment Of The Mentally Ill: A System In Need Of Change, John E. B. Myers
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Contemporary Social Historical Perspectives On Mental Health Reform, Lawrence O. Gostin
Contemporary Social Historical Perspectives On Mental Health Reform, Lawrence O. Gostin
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
The argument presented in this article is that a new role has been developing in law which can and should be used as a strategy in the provision of services. It will be further argued that there is an important place for the law in setting limits on established psychiatric measures relating, for example, to compulsory admission and treatment, and even to particularly hazardous measures taken with the consent of the patient. The final role of law is to ensure the civil status of those who are the consumers of psychiatric services. One must accept the fact that pernicious legal …
Memory Restored Or Confabulated By Hypnosis—Is It Competent?, James E. Beaver
Memory Restored Or Confabulated By Hypnosis—Is It Competent?, James E. Beaver
Seattle University Law Review
This article examines the scientific basis of hypnosis and concludes that previously hypnotized witnesses are incompetent to testify concerning matters discussed under hypnosis. Unbiased examination of scientific literature discloses that persons under hypnosis are highly motivated to please the hypnotist and therefore are likely to fantasize rather than accurately recall lost memories. After hypnosis these false impressions are fixed as true and the witness is unshakable on cross-examination. Therefore, the McCormick relevancy test is inadequate, and hypnosis tainted testimony, like other scientific evidence, must meet the stricter Frye standard before being presented to the finder of fact. Hypnosis presently does …
The Insanity Defense Under Siege: Legislative Assaults And Legal Rejoinders, Joseph H. Rodriguez, Laura M. Lewinn, Michael L. Perlin
The Insanity Defense Under Siege: Legislative Assaults And Legal Rejoinders, Joseph H. Rodriguez, Laura M. Lewinn, Michael L. Perlin
Articles & Chapters
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