Mental disability and the death penalty [electronic resource] : the shame of the states / Michael L. Perlin.

Mental disability and the death penalty [electronic resource] : the shame of the states / Michael L. Perlin.

9781442200586 (electronic book)
9781442200562

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2013.

English

1 online resource (x, 283 pages)

KF9227.C2 P47 2013eb

345.73/0773

"In this book, Michael Perlin explores the relationship between mental disabilities and the death penalty and explains why and how this state of affairs has come to be, to explore why it is necessary to identify the factors that have contributed to this scandalous and shameful policy morass, to highlight the series of policy choices that need immediate remediation, and to offer some suggestions that might meaningfully ameliorate the situation. Using real cases to illustrate the ways in which the persons with mental disabilities are unable to receive fair treatment during death penalty trials, he demonstrates the depth of the problem and the way it's been institutionalized so as to be an accepted part of our system. He calls for a new approach, and greater attention to the issues that have gone overlooked for so long."-- Provided by publisher.

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