| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 277 pages). |
| Series |
The law and public policy |
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Law and public policy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
The book is the product of a project funded by the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health. The chapters have been written across disciplinary boundaries to address the potential applications of genetic testing in the context of criminal and juvenile law. One purpose of the volume is to assist judges and attorneys in understanding some of the basic science and clinical medicine relevant to mental health disorders and how they might relate to criminal behavior. In addition, the volume explores the legal philosophy concerning the use of mental health conditions as exculpatory or mitigating factors in criminal proceedings. The volume is also addressed to scientists, clinicians, and social scientists with an interest in the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic research. The book provides an orientation to those without legal education or experience as to how the courts may consider new genetic tests and medical information in the context of criminal and juvenile law. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Contents |
On the threshold : illusion and reality in American psychiatric thought / Gerald N. Grob -- Criminal determinism in twentieth-century America / Edward J. Larson -- "Big ideas, images and distorted facts" : the insanity defense, genetics, and the "political world" / Michael L. Perlin -- The genetics of behavior and concepts of free will and determinism / Dan W. Brock and Allen E. Buchanan -- Genetics, social responsibility, and social practices / Lisa S. Parker -- Natural-born defense attorneys / Robert F. Schopp. |
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Phenomenology of psychiatric illnesses with special reference to risk of violence and other criminal behavior / Samuel B. Guze -- Genetic research and the clinical subtleties of mental illness / Mark Leppert -- Violence and mental illness : additional complexities / Robert M. Wettstein -- Genetic research on mental disorders / Steven O. Moldin -- New techniques in the genetic analysis of complex illness / Hilary Coon -- Criminal responsibility and the "genetics defense" / Rebecca Dresser. |
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The "genetics defense" : hurdles and pressures / Mary Crossley -- The use of human genome research in criminal defense and mitigation of punishment / Daniel A. Summer -- The "defective gene" defense in criminal cases / Creighton C. Horton II -- Juvenile law and genetics / Mark A. Small -- Juvenile capability and genetics / Jeffrey A. Kovnick -- A brave new crime-free world? / Mary Coombs -- Criminal law / Leslie Pickering Francis -- The new genetics and juvenile law / William M. McMahon Francis -- The new genetics and juvenile law / William M. McMahon. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Issued By |
Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Forensic genetics -- United States.
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Forensic psychiatry -- United States.
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Forensic Psychiatry -- United States.
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Genetics -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
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Confidentiality -- United States.
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Criminal Law -- United States.
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Genetics, Behavioral -- United States.
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Juvenile Delinquency -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
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Mental Disorders -- genetics -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Botkin, Jeffrey R.
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McMahon, William M.
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Francis, Leslie, 1946-
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American Psychological Association.
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| Other Form: |
Genetics and criminality (print) (DLC) 99020607 |
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