NCJ Number
56225
Editor(s)
R J MENZIES
Date Published
1979
Length
80 pages
Annotation
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY ON PSYCHIATRY AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF CANADIAN LITERATURE ON THE SUBJECT PLUS AMERICAN, BRITISH, AND EUROPEAN LITERATURE IN SPECIFIC SUBJECT AREAS.
Abstract
SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, GENERAL PAPERS ON POLICY AND LEGISLATION, STUDIES OF PSYCHIATRIC REMANDS, THE ROLE OF THE PSYCHIATRIST IN DETERMINING FITNESS AND INSANITY, ISSUES RELATING DANGEROUSNESS TO MENTAL ILLNESS, CONSIDERATIONS OF ETHICS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES, CRITERIA FOR THE RELEASE OF INCARCERATED MENTALLY ABNORMAL DANGEROUS OFFENDERS, AND ISSUES IN PREVENTIVE DETENTION, SEXUAL PSYCHOPATHY, AND VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS. THE REFERENCES ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY SUBJECT AND REPRESENT WORKS PRODUCED BETWEEN 1950 AND 1978. (DAG)