Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law
MENS REA ANDACTUSREUS To obtain a criminal conviction, the prosecution must establish the presence of two elements at the time o ...
an individual’s mental state is irrelevant to this inquiry. In contrast, some states permit the introduc- tion of evidence of me ...
counteract those disadvantages, but mentally ill offenders typically have never been in treatment, do not stay in treatment, or ...
punishment, depending on compliance, while deliver- ing the message of defendant’s accountability in the agreement to participat ...
that those involuntarily institutionalized because of mental illness should enjoy no fewer rights. Before this, the courts had t ...
limits on the nature and duration of incompetency commitment. In addition, the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishm ...
and therapeutic considerations. Unlike the medical model of mental health law that prevailed in an earlier time, it does not pri ...
currently faced by the youth justice system. Reported rates of mental disorders among youths vary depend- ing on how mental diso ...
stand trial). Mental disorders may lead to impairments in competence-related legal capacities for some youths. For instance, a y ...
health needs, some jurisdictions strive to divert men- tally ill youths from the youth justice system. At vari- ous stages after ...
In 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court in Fo rd v. Wainwrightdetermined that it was unconstitutional to execute a prisoner who became m ...
this finding. Despite the finality of the Supreme Court ruling, controversy and ethical dilemmas remain. Monica K. Miller, Jared ...
executing the mentally retarded was in the 20% to 30% range. More recently, surveys published in 2003 and 2004 found that the ra ...
include an assessment of cognitive and emotional functioning, as well as effort or motivation. Because these patients are common ...
mTBIs (more likely in an athlete) can prolong and complicate recovery. It should be noted that recovery is slower after more sev ...
questionable validity. In addition to other tests designed to detect poor effort only, it can be detected on cognitive tests for ...
administration time. The M–FAST items were developed to represent the following response styles/ strategies that have been valid ...
MILLON CLINICALMULTIAXIAL INVENTORY–III (MCMI–III) The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory–III (MCMI–III) is a 175-item self-re ...
diagnostic accuracy of the MCMI–III. Noteworthy in the discussion of the diagnostic accuracy is the lack of any information rega ...
material linked with individual scale and subscale scores, considerable research has identified and sup- ported descriptions ass ...
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