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Mental Health

The Long Battle to Rethink Mental Illness in Children

October 18, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

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Forensic Discipline: Mental Health

Evidence of a Genetic Defect May Lead to Lighter Judge-Imposed Sentencing

September 6, 2012 //  by terrisims

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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Category: CasesForensic Discipline: DNA, Mental Health

‘Incognito’: What’s Hiding In The Unconscious Mind

August 24, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

‘Incognito’: What’s Hiding In The Unconscious MindRead More

Forensic Discipline: Mental Health

What We Know About Treating Brain Disorders

August 6, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

What We Know About Treating Brain DisordersRead More

Forensic Discipline: Mental Health

Did Your Brain Make You Do It? (NY)

July 27, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Did Your Brain Make You Do It? (NY)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Mental Health

Texas Man Imprisoned on Child Sex Abuse Charge to Be Resentenced Over 0 Expert Testimony

May 22, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Texas Man Imprisoned on Child Sex Abuse Charge to Be Resentenced Over 0 Expert TestimonyRead More

Forensic Discipline: Mental Health

How Dickensian Childhoods Leave Genetic Scars

May 11, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

How Dickensian Childhoods Leave Genetic ScarsRead More

Forensic Discipline: DNA, Mental Health

Psychiatry Manual Drafters Back Down on Diagnoses

May 8, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Psychiatry Manual Drafters Back Down on DiagnosesRead More

Forensic Discipline: Mental Health

“Selected Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases” Provides a Guide on Capacity to Proceed

May 4, 2012 //  by Alec Rees

John Rubin, UNC School of Government (May 2012). Provides a user-friendly guide for defense attorneys in North Carolina by explaining the requirement of capacity, the procedure for determining capacity, the evidence involved in capacity evaluation, and various capacity issues that arise before and during formal proceedings. 

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Mental Health

Report from the Incapacity to Proceed Committee of the North Carolina General Assembly

April 4, 2012 //  by Alec Rees

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.

Report from the Incapacity to Proceed Committee of the North Carolina General AssemblyRead More

Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Mental Health

Law and Neuroscience Resource

November 22, 2011 //  by Sarah Olson

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 …

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Category: WebsitesForensic Discipline: Mental Health

UNC School of Government Blog: Voluntary Intoxication

June 8, 2011 //  by Alec Rees

UNC School of Government Criminal Law blog post by Jeff Welty from June of 2011 about the voluntary intoxication defense in North Carolina.

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Resource Category: Featured ArticlesForensic Discipline: Mental Health

Voluntary Intoxication, Mental Capacity, and Defensive Force: Eight Principles on Instructing the Jury

June 8, 2011 //  by Alec Rees

John Rubin, Professor of Public Law and Government at UNC School of Government authored this document in June of 2011.

Voluntary Intoxication, Mental Capacity, and Defensive Force: Eight Principles on Instructing the JuryRead More

Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Mental Health

North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual: Chapter 7, Automatic Commitment–Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

June 8, 2011 //  by Alec Rees

Chapter 7 of the North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual (2nd Ed. 2011) focuses on insanity and provides information specific to North Carolina for defense attorneys about the legal effect of a Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity plea, the legal definition of insanity, the offenses affected, and the burden of proof.

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Mental Health

North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual: Chapter 8, Commitment of Defendants Found Incapable of Proceeding

June 4, 2011 //  by Alec Rees

Chapter 8 of the North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual (2nd Ed. 2011) focuses on incapacity to proceed and includes a helpful capacity and commitment flowchart in Appendix 8-1.

North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual: Chapter 8, Commitment of Defendants Found Incapable of ProceedingRead More

Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Mental Health

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