Mental disability and the death penalty
the shame of the states
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Author
Publication
2013 - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Md, Maryland
Language
English
Word Count
70,750 words, Guess
Page Count
283 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27146016M
- ISBN-139781442200562
- ISBN-101442200561
- OCLC Control Number805892461
- OCLC Control Numbermentaldisability0000perl_p1p8
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2012032790
Classifications
- DDC345.73/0773
- LCCKF9227.C2 P47 2013
Description
"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."--
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