Mental disability, violence, and future dangerousness : myths behind the presumption of guilt / John Weston Parry.

Author: Parry, John, 1948-

Imprint:Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]

Descriptionxi, 383 pages ; 24 cm

Note:Preface -- Introduction -- Persons with mental disabilities and the American legal system : a history of discrimination, abuse and mistreatment -- Sanism and America's exaggerated fear of violence -- Sanist words and language: "dangerousness", "the right to treatment" and "civil" versus "criminal" -- Predictions of dangerousness in the courtroom : unreliable, inaccurate and misleading -- Accusations based on the unknowable : predictions of dangerousness in civil and criminal proceedings -- Dangerousness and the unconscionable failure to provide humane care and treatment to persons with serious mental disabilities -- Deemed dangerous due to a mental disability an extremely suspect classification -- A new system of state and federal laws and public health approaches for persons with mental disabilities deemed to be dangerous : initial recommendations.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-367) and index.

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