The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation

The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 368
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015016198957
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation by : Lawrence A. Kane

Download or read book The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation written by Lawrence A. Kane and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the formal presentation of the issues discussed at the Second National Conference on the Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation. A relationship between the community and its citizens with mental retardation is discussed extensively in the first section of the book. Other sections of the book are devoted to key litigation and legislation for the rights of citizens with mental retardation, law as it pertains to newborns with severe handicaps, advances in education and rehabilitation, and future strategies for advocacy. A few of the noted contributors include Carl R. Halpern, Dean of the CUNY Law School, Professor Robert A. Burt of Yale University, and Professor Robert H. Mnookin of Stanford University. This book is designed as a basic reference for advocates and others concerned with the mentally retarded.


The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation Related Books

The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: Lawrence A. Kane
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is the formal presentation of the issues discussed at the Second National Conference on the Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation. A relati
Equal Treatment for People with Mental Retardation
Language: en
Pages: 468
Authors: Martha A. Field
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-07-01 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Engaging in sex, becoming parents, raising children: these are among the most personal decisions we make, and for people with mental retardation, these decision
Mental Health Law in a Nutshell
Language: en
Pages: 275
Authors: JOHN E.B. MYERS
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08 - Publisher: West Academic Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Mental illness and intellectual disability (formerly called mental retardation) impact 20% of Americans, and have enormous personal, legal, and policy implicati
Mental Disability and the Death Penalty
Language: en
Pages: 295
Authors: Michael L. Perlin
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-17 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

There is no question that the death penalty is disproportionately imposed in cases involving defendants with mental disabilities. There is clear, systemic bias
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: American Psychiatric Association
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-24 - Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK