Chapter 7 of the Juvenile Defender’s Manual (Oct. 2017) focuses on juvenile defenders who may lack the capacity to proceed.
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Mental Health
‘My Genes Made Me Do It’: Behavioral Genetic Evidence in Criminal Court
When Junk Science About Sex Offenders Infects the Supreme Court
Cold medicine has been linked to hallucinations. But could it actually lead to violence?
The Link Between Animal Abuse and Murder
Teenage Brains Have a Totally Different Way of Making Decisions
You’re an Adult. Your Brain, Not So Much.
My brain made me do it: will neuroscience change the way we punish criminals?
Psychiatrist testifies mentally ill teen had “risk for violence” when he was shot by officer
‘My Brain Made Me Do It’: New Study Analyzes Neuroscience in the Criminal Courtroom
Documenting a client’s symptoms of mental illness
As public defenders, we struggle with challenging clients: clients who don’t trust us, clients who refuse to hear our best advice, and clients who sometimes lash out at us in ways that are difficult to absorb, let alone understand. Most of our challenging clients are mentally ill and a significant percentage of those have poorly …
Does a psychology expert need to be licensed in NC?
Attorneys may need the services of a psychologist to evaluate whether a client is competent to stand trial, to present evidence regarding a mental health defense or mitigation, or to perform other psychological testing of a client. Attorneys have asked me whether a psychologist needs to be licensed in NC to perform these services. I’ll …
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