Preface
Introduction
Persons with mental disabilities and the American legal system : a history of discrimination, abuse and mistreatment
Sanism and America's exaggerated fear of violence
Sanist words and language in the american legal system : "dangerousness", "the right to treatment" and "civil" versus "criminal"
Predictions of dangerousness in the courtroom : unreliable, inaccurate and misleading
Accusations based on the unknowable : predictions of dangerousness in civil and criminal proceedings
Dangerousness and the unconscionable failure to provide humane care and treatment to persons with mental disabilities
An extremely suspect classification
A new system of state and federal laws and public health approaches for persons with mental disabilities deemed to be dangerous : initial recommendations
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