Canadian Landmark Cases in Forensic Mental Health

This book provides in-depth discussions of the political and social contexts surrounding key cases in forensic mental health.

List of contents

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Landmark Cases and Canadian Law
2. Expert Testimony
3. The Insanity Defence
4. Criminal Responsibility
5. Clarifying Wrongfulness
6. Voluntariness and Intent
7. Fitness to Stand Trial
8. Access to Treatment Records
9. Duty to Warn and Protect
10. Consent to Treatment
11. Assessing Damages
References
Case Index
General Index

About the author

By Graham Glancy and Cheryl Regehr

Summary

This book provides in-depth discussions of the political and social contexts surrounding key cases in forensic mental health.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Glancy, Graham Regehr Glancy, Graham/ Regehr Glancy, Cheryl Regehr
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781487507350
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-0735-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Psychologie, Sociology, Strafrecht, allgemein, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health