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Introduction: Law and Mental Health | |
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Psychological Issues and Involvement in Basic Courtroom Proceedings | |
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Jury Selection and Process: Precedent Impacting Jury Consultation and Research | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of the Mitchell-Stans Conspiracy Trial: The Importance of Consistent Jury Selection Procedures | |
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The Case of Batson v. Kentucky (1986): Juror Race in Jury Selection | |
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Admission of Expert Testimony and the Eyewitness | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1993): The Evolution of Qualifications for the Admissibility of Expert Testimony | |
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The Case of Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael (1999): Clarifying the Applicability of Daubert | |
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The Case of People v. LeGrand (2002): General Acceptance in a Field and a Misapplication of Expert Testimony | |
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Legal Precedent in Everyday Clinical Practice | |
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Informed Consent | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Miranda v. Arizona (1966): The Importance of Disclosure | |
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The Case of Zinermon v. Burch (1990): The Importance of Capacity | |
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Confidentiality and Privileged Communication | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of In re Lifschutz (1970): Therapist-Patient Privilege and Privilege Waiver | |
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The Case of Jaffee v. Redmond (1996): Broadening Therapist-Client Privilege | |
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Duty to Warn and Protect | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Tarasoff v. the Regents of the University of California (1976): Dangerousness to Others and the Duty to Warn and Protect | |
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The Case of Almonte v. New York Medical College (1994): Duty to Warn and Protect a Nonspecified Victim | |
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The Case of Garner v. Stone (1973): Confidentiality and the Duty Not to Warn and Protect | |
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Clinical Forensic Evaluation | |
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Competency | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Dusky v. U.S. (1959): Defining Competency to Stand Trial | |
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The Case of Godinez v. Moran (1993): The Constitutional Basis for Separate Competencies | |
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Insanity and Criminal Responsibility | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of In re M'Naughten (1843): The First Formal Test of Criminal Responsibility | |
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The Case of John Hinckley: Public Outcry Spurring Insanity Defense Reform | |
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Civil Commitment and Dangerousness | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of O'Connor v. Donaldson (1975): The Criteria for Involuntary Commitment | |
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The Case of Foucha v. Louisiana (1992): Dangerousness and Mental Illness as Criteria for Indefinite Commitment | |
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Hypnosis and the Polygraph | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of the Hillside Strangler: The Veracity of Hypnosis in a Forensic Setting | |
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The Case of Rock v. Arkansas (1987): U.S. Supreme Court Acknowledgment of Hurd Criteria | |
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The Case of U.S. v. Scheffer (1998): Polygraph Admissibility in the Wake of Frye and Daubert | |
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Civil Rights and Civil Law | |
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Sexual Orientation and Civil Rights | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Kentucky v. Wasson (1992): State Extension of Privacy and Equal Protection Rights in the Absence of Federal Protection | |
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The Case of DeLong v. DeLong (1998): Maintaining the "Best Interests of the Child" | |
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Personal Injury: Court Proceedings and Assessment of Psychological Damages | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Dillon v. Legg (1968): Redefining the "Zone of Danger" for Emotional Damages | |
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The Case of Molzof v. U.S. (1992): Collecting Damages for "Lost Pleasure of Life" | |
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The Case of BMW v. Gore (1996): Guidelines for Calculating Punitive Damages | |
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Prisoners' Rights to Medical and Mental Health Treatment | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Vitek v. Jones (1980): Due Process and Civil Commitment of Prisoners | |
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The Case of Washington v. Harper (1990): Due Process and Involuntary Medication of Prisoners | |
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The Case of Riggins v. Nevada (1992): Forced Medication to Achieve Competency | |
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Specific Mental Diagnoses in the Law | |
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Robinson v. California (1962): Is Being Addicted a Crime? | |
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The Case of Montana v. Egelhoff (1996): Voluntary Intoxication and Criminal Intent | |
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Mental Retardation | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Pennhurst State School and Hospital: The Slow Start on the Path to Civil Rights and Remedies | |
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Halderman v. Pennhurst | |
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The Case of Youngberg v. Romeo (1982): A Constitutional Right to Treatment and Services | |
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The Case of Atkins v. Virginia (2002): Execution of Offenders with Mental Retardation | |
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Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder | |
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Featured Case | |
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The Case of John Wayne Gacy: An Illustration of Psychopathy in a Serial Murderer | |
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Violent Criminals and Violent Crime | |
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Criminal Psychological Profiling | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of the Mad Bomber | |
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The Case of Pennell v. State of Delaware (1991): Profile "Fit" Establishes Probable Cause to Investigate | |
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The Death Penalty | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Furman v. Georgia (1972): Procedural Technicalities and Death Penalty Constitutionality | |
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The Case of Gregg v. Georgia (1976): The Importance of Aggravating Circumstances | |
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The Case of Wainwright v. Witt (1985): Striking Jurors for Death Qualification | |
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Sex Offenders: Community Notification and Predator Commitment | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of New Jersey v. Timmendequas (1999): Spurring Community Notification Legislation | |
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The Case of Kansas v. Hendricks (1997): The Constitutionality of Sexual Predator Laws | |
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Juveniles in the Legal System | |
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Juvenile Law and School Law | |
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Featured Case | |
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The Case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954): The Inequality of "Separate but Equal" | |
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Capital Punishment of Juveniles | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Thompson v. Oklahoma (1998): A Minimum Age for Capital Punishment | |
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The 1989 Cases of Stanford v. Kentucky and Wilkins v. Missouri: Capital Sentencing of 16- and 17-Year-Olds | |
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The Case of Roper v. Simmons (2005): Abolishing the Juvenile Death Penalty | |
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Child Abuse | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Landeros v. Flood (1976): Mandated Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse | |
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The Case of DeShaney v. Winnebago County (1989): A Duty to Protect? | |
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The Case of State v. Huss (1993): Child Testimony and Suggestibility | |
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Child Custody | |
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Featured Cases | |
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The Case of Painter v. Bannister (1966a, 1966b): Establishing the Concept of "Psychological Parent" | |
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The Case of Santosky v. Kramer (1982): Standard of Proof for Terminating Parental Rights | |
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References | |
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Index | |