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Contents

6 Juvenile Forensics

Overview 141

Defining the Age of Criminal Responsibility 142

Children/Juveniles and the Reliability of Their Courtroom Testimony 148

Best Interests of the Child Doctrine 152

Sentencing: Psychology of Juvenile Rehabilitation 156

7 Civil Forensics

Overview 161

Defining Mental Illness 163

Right to Refuse Treatment 168

Least Restrictive Alternative Doctrine 172

Duty to Inform vs Client Confidentiality 177

Victim Compensation Programs 181

Victim-Offender Mediation 186

8 Family Forensics

Overview 195

Family Trauma and the Cycle of Crime 197

Family Violence: Homicide 200

Impact of Mental Health Law Doctrines on Families: Paternalism

and Parens Patriae 206

Family Law and Emotional Rights 210

Domestic Violence 217

Gay/Lesbian Rights and Definitions of the Family 221

PART Ml

Corrections and Prison Practices

9 Adult Forensics

Overview

Offender s Right to Refuse Treatment