Law as it applies to other professions and disciplines

The debate about whether mental health law should be abolished or reformed emerged during the negotiations of the Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and has raged fiercely for over a decade.

Choice is a key concept of our time.

There are approximately 100 new cases each year coming before the higher courts dealing with regulatory and disciplinary issues.

There are approximately 100 new cases each year coming before the higher courts dealing with regulatory and disciplinary issues.

Depression is amorphous.

Depression is amorphous.

Mental disorders are ubiquitous, profoundly disabling and people suffering from them frequently endure the worst conditions of life.

Current Legal Issues, like its sister volume Current Legal Problems, is based upon an annual colloquium held at Univesity College London.

Professional misconduct within the academic community is highly publicised.

Professional misconduct within the academic community is highly publicised.

Principles of Medical Law is the leading practitioner text in its field.

Principles of Medical Law is the leading practitioner text in its field.

People convicted of crimes are subject to a criminal sentence, but they also face a host of other restrictive legal measures: Some are denied access to jobs, housing, welfare, the vote, or other goods.

Problem-solving courts provide judicially supervised treatment for behavioral health needs commonly found among criminal offenders, including substance abuse and mental health disorders, and they treat a variety of offender populations.

Problem-solving courts provide judicially supervised treatment for behavioral health needs commonly found among criminal offenders, including substance abuse and mental health disorders, and they treat a variety of offender populations.

The Behavioral Science of Firearms focuses on applying behavioral science principles and knowledge to inform and improve firearm-related policy, practice, and research.

When a loved one with mental illness comes into contact with the law, trying to advocate for them can be an overwhelming and frustrating endeavor.

This volume makes a contribution to the field of neurolaw by investigating issues raised by the development, use, and regulation of neurointerventions.

This volume makes a contribution to the field of neurolaw by investigating issues raised by the development, use, and regulation of neurointerventions.

The Behavioral Science of Firearms focuses on applying behavioral science principles and knowledge to inform and improve firearm-related policy, practice, and research.

When a loved one with mental illness comes into contact with the law, trying to advocate for them can be an overwhelming and frustrating endeavor.

Why do we consider incest wrong, even when it occurs between consenting adults unable to have children?

Why do we consider incest wrong, even when it occurs between consenting adults unable to have children?

This book serves as a vital resource for clinicians, therapists, and individuals aiming to integrate their psychedelic experiences through the transformative practice of Art Therapy.

This book explains what inalienable rights are and how they restrict the behavior of their possessors.

Few resources exist for those interested in developing their professional competence vis-a-vis ethics in forensic psychology, with the most recent text being published more than a decade ago.

Imprisoned by the Past: Warren McCleskey and the American Death Penalty connects the history of the American death penalty to the case of Warren McCleskey.

Correctional psychiatry has received increasing recognition as an area of practice with unique skills and knowledge.

An in-depth look at the consequences of New York City's dramatically expanded policing of low-level offensesFelony conviction and mass incarceration attract considerable media attention these days, yet the most common criminal-justice encounters are for misdemeanors, not felonies, and the most common outcome is not prison.

Cost-effective methods for improving crime control in AmericaSince the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults-a rate unprecedented in American history and unmatched anywhere in the world.

Europe is a broad and multifaceted construct, variously understood as a geographical, political, legal, institutional, social, or cultural formation.

“Toni walks us through the experience of having foster children with undiagnosed mental illness .

Evidence-based guidance on the prevention and management of aggression and violence by patients with mental disorders.

Presenting cutting-edge research and scholarship, this extensive volume covers everything from abstract theorising about the meanings of responsibility and how we blame, to analysing criminal law and justice responses, and factors that impact individual responsibility.

This edited collection of contributions explores non-normative genders, sexualities, and relationality among Autistic people.

Adolescent rites of passage are ubiquitous sociocultural processes that feature across all manner of social activity.

Psychology and Criminal Justice covers the ways that psychology intersects with the criminal justice system, from explaining criminal behavior to helping improve the three criminal justice pillars of policing, courts, and corrections.