Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law
BIASCRIME Bias crime represents the nadir of intergroup relation- ships and contact. Prejudice and bigotry give rise to bias cri ...
the form of obscene or hurtful verbiage spray painted on private or public property. Victims of bias crime are targeted because ...
Bias Crime Versus “Normal” Offenses Bias offenses differ from other similarly egregious offenses in several ways. First, because ...
create a climate of suspicion and fear. They effectively contribute to deterioration in intergroup relations. Those who may perc ...
51 CAPACITY TO CONSENT TOTREATMENT The capacity to consent to treatment, also known as treatment consent capacity(TCC) and medic ...
of its intended benefit—may often represent a techni- cal battery and be actionable under the law. Medical-Legal Model of Consen ...
assessment. There has also been a general lack of practical clinical guidelines on which to base capacity assessments. Until rec ...
neurocognitive changes associated with impairment of TCC in neurocognitive disorders such as dementia. Findings suggest that mul ...
After each vignette is presented, the written stimu- lus is removed, and patients are asked to answer a series of questions that ...
Clinical Research (MacCAT–CR); MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Treatment (MacCAT–T) Further Readings Dymek, M., Marson, ...
clearly understand a statement informing them that they can consult with a lawyer prior to interrogation, but without an appreci ...
the meaning of a Mirandawarning, his or her appre- ciation of the consequences of the decision to waive or exercise those rights ...
Goldstein, N. E., Condie, L. O., Kalbeitzer, R., Osman, D., & Geier, J. L. (2003). Juvenile offenders’Mirandarights comprehe ...
requires individuals to consider various options throughout the interrogation process (e.g., whether to talk with the police abo ...
is to lessen the jury’s perceived need, desire, or ratio- nale to return a death verdict. Under the death penalty statutes that ...
future contributions of the defendant would be sacri- ficed if he or she were to be sentenced to death. Legal Doctrines Governin ...
punish them for those actions. However, in a capital context, it provides a justification for imposing a pun- ishment other than ...
In 2003, Patricia Zapf, Marcus Boccaccini, and Stanley Brodsky published a checklist to be used in the evaluation of competency ...
Further Readings Brodsky, S. L., Zapf, P. A., & Boccaccini, M. T. (2001). The last competency: An examination of legal, ethi ...
been learned about legal systems in general and the jury in particular in Western Europe. An effort was also made to collect and ...
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