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Criminal Court Consultation

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Richard Rosner

    1. Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA
      American Board of Forensic Psychiatry, New York, USA
      Forensic Psychiatry Clinic for the New York Criminal and Supreme Courts (First Judicial Department), New York, USA
      Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Alcoholism Services of the City of New York, New York, USA

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  2. Ronnie B. Harmon

    1. Forensic Psychiatry Clinic for the New York Criminal and Supreme Courts (First Judicial Department), New York, USA
      Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services of the City of New York, New York, USA

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Part of the book series: Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law (CIAP, volume 5)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  3. Testimony

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Into the Lion’s Den

      • Alan J. Tuckman
      Pages 59-76

  4. Reduced Responsibility

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Confronting the Burden of Proof under the Federal Insanity Defense

      • M. P. Duncan III
      Pages 79-92

    3. The American Psychiatric Association Insanity Rule—A Metaphysical Subtlety

      • Abraham L. Halpern
      Pages 93-110

    4. In Defense of the Insanity Defense

      • Robert L. Sadoff
      Pages 111-118

    5. New York’s “Extreme Emotional Disturbance” Defense

      • Robert Lloyd Goldstein
      Pages 119-134

  5. Dispositions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. The Role of the Police with the Mentally Ill

      • Sheldon Travin
      Pages 137-155

    3. Criminal Confessions and the Mentally Disabled

      • Michael L. Perlin
      Pages 157-172

    4. Competence to Stand Trial

      • J. Richard Ciccone
      Pages 173-188

    5. The Use of Psychiatric Evaluations in the Determination of Sentencing

      • Alan R. Felthous
      Pages 189-208

    6. Psychiatric Consultation to a Parole Board

      • Bruce Harry, Niels C. Beck
      Pages 209-220

  6. Problems in Evaluation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
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About this book

During the 1980s, those of us who were involved in forensic psychiatry have seen an increase in the interest in our subspecialty. This increased interest has been from psychiatrists, lawyers, judges, and correctional officials as well. As a part of this demand for our services, there has also been an increase in the demand for detailed quality in our reports and testimony. Whether this is the result of the educational efforts of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, the establishment of the American Board of Forensic Psychiatry, the stimulation of thought by the publication of this series, Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law, or Supreme Court decisions such as Ake v Oklahoma is anybody's guess. My experience as an observer of the development of the patient's rights movement was that there was a coalescence of numerous forces, such as the new human rights movement, the active mental health bar, and the development of neuroleptics. I therefore suspect that there are a multitude of factors contributing to the new interest in forensic psychia­ try and the elevation of the standards of forensic experts. Regardless of the causes, those who are practicing forensic psychiatry today are ex­ pected to conduct more thorough evaluations and to report findings more completely. No longer will simple conclusory statements be accept­ able. The forensic psychiatrist is expected to present data in a clear, understandable, detailed, reliable, and competent fashion whether testi­ fying or in a report.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA

    Richard Rosner

  • American Board of Forensic Psychiatry, New York, USA

    Richard Rosner

  • Forensic Psychiatry Clinic for the New York Criminal and Supreme Courts (First Judicial Department), New York, USA

    Richard Rosner, Ronnie B. Harmon

  • Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Alcoholism Services of the City of New York, New York, USA

    Richard Rosner

  • Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services of the City of New York, New York, USA

    Ronnie B. Harmon

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