Fundamentals of Forensic Practice: Mental Health and Criminal Law

by Richard Rogers and Daniel W. Shuman

Book Overview

This book is the first part of a two volume set, which together, provide a comprehensive review of forensic practice. This volume focuses on the important issues and clinical concerns of criminal law, covering basic concepts such as the legal framework, malingering and deception, the insanity defense, competency to stand trial, death sentence issues, and post-adjudication issues. Each chapter follows a similar format consisting of the relevant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387252266
• ISBN13: 9780387252261
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"