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Mental Health
North Carolina Defender Manual: Chapter 2, Capacity to Proceed
John Rubin & Alyson Grine, NORTH CAROLINA DEFENDER MANUAL, VOL. 1 PRETRIAL (2d ed. 2013). Discusses in detail the standards for capacity to proceed, how attorneys can recognize signs of impairment, the ethical concerns with questioning capacity, and the potential benefits and harms of raising an incapacity question.
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CDC says 20 percent of U.S. children have mental health disorders
5 Disorders Share Genetic Risk Factors, Study Finds
Stephen J. Morse and Adina L. Roskies, Eds., A Primer on Criminal Law and Neuroscience
The Long Battle to Rethink Mental Illness in Children
Evidence of a Genetic Defect May Lead to Lighter Judge-Imposed Sentencing
Both The New York Times and National Public Radio (NPR) report that a recent study suggests judges may impose lighter sentences in cases where a defendant, diagnosed as psychopathic, is genetically predisposed to violent behavior. The study, carried about by researchers at the University of Utah and published in the journal Science, tasked 181 judges …
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‘Incognito’: What’s Hiding In The Unconscious Mind
What We Know About Treating Brain Disorders
Did Your Brain Make You Do It? (NY)
Texas Man Imprisoned on Child Sex Abuse Charge to Be Resentenced Over 0 Expert Testimony
How Dickensian Childhoods Leave Genetic Scars
Psychiatry Manual Drafters Back Down on Diagnoses
Report from the Incapacity to Proceed Committee of the North Carolina General Assembly
April 2012 report created by the Incapacity to Proceed Committee of the North Carolina General Assembly which includes the Committee’s findings and recommendations for future capacity to proceed legislation.
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Law and Neuroscience Resource
The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience is a centralized location where you can find publications, cases, news articles, training information and other resources on the intersection of law and neuroscience. The Network has a listserve that you can sign up for here. There is also a Law and Neuroscience Blog which provides …