Parry, J. W. <br/><br/>
Mental Disability, Violence and Future Dangerousness :  Myths Behind the Presumption of Guilt 
by J. W. Parry. 
 - UK :  Rowman & Littlefield,  2013. 
 - 382 p. 
<br/><br/> Table of Contents:<br/>Introduction<br/>Chapter 1. Persons with Mental Disabilities and the American Legal System: A History of Discrimination, Abuse and Mistreatment<br/>Chapter 2. Sanism and America’s Exaggerated Fear of Violence<br/>Chapter 3. Sanist Words and Language in the American Legal System: Dangerousness, the Right to Treatment, and Civil versus Criminal<br/>Chapter 4. Predictions of Dangerousness in the Courtroom: Unreliable, Inaccurate and Misleading<br/>Chapter 5. Accusations Based on the Unknowable: Predictions of Dangerousness in Civil and Criminal Proceedings<br/>Chapter 6. Dangerousness and The Unconscionable Failure to Provide Humane Care and Treatment To Persons With Serious Mental Disabilities<br/>Chapter 7. Deemed Dangerous Due to a Mental Disability: An Extremely Suspect Classification<br/>Chapter 8. A New System of State and Federal Laws and Public Health Approaches for Persons with Mental Disabilities Deemed to be Dangerous: Initial Recommendations<br/>Bibliography<br/>Index<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442224049 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Criminal law--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>345.730773  / PAR/MEN