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020			_a9781442224049
040			_aMAIN
041			_aEnglish
082			_a345.730773 _bPAR/MEN
100			_aParry, J. W.
245			_aMental Disability, Violence and Future Dangerousness : _bMyths Behind the Presumption of Guilt _cby J. W. Parry.
260			_aUK : _bRowman & Littlefield, _c2013.
300			_a382 p.
500			_aTable of Contents: Introduction Chapter 1. Persons with Mental Disabilities and the American Legal System: A History of Discrimination, Abuse and Mistreatment Chapter 2. Sanism and America’s Exaggerated Fear of Violence Chapter 3. Sanist Words and Language in the American Legal System: Dangerousness, the Right to Treatment, and Civil versus Criminal Chapter 4. Predictions of Dangerousness in the Courtroom: Unreliable, Inaccurate and Misleading Chapter 5. Accusations Based on the Unknowable: Predictions of Dangerousness in Civil and Criminal Proceedings Chapter 6. Dangerousness and The Unconscionable Failure to Provide Humane Care and Treatment To Persons With Serious Mental Disabilities Chapter 7. Deemed Dangerous Due to a Mental Disability: An Extremely Suspect Classification 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 Bibliography Index
650			_aCriminal law--United States.
942			_cBK
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