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Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: Lawrence A. Kane
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988 - Publisher:

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This book is the formal presentation of the issues discussed at the Second National Conference on the Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation. A relati
A History of Mental Retardation
Language: en
Pages: 344
Authors: R. C. Scheerenberger
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company

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Mental Health Law in a Nutshell
Language: en
Pages: 275
Authors: JOHN E.B. MYERS
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08 - Publisher: West Academic Publishing

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Mental illness and intellectual disability (formerly called mental retardation) impact 20% of Americans, and have enormous personal, legal, and policy implicati
Mental Retardation
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Pages: 351
Authors: National Research Council
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-08-09 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Current estimates suggest that between one and three percent of people living in the United States will receive a diagnosis of mental retardation. Mental retard
Mental Disability and the Death Penalty
Language: en
Pages: 295
Authors: Michael L. Perlin
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-17 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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There is no question that the death penalty is disproportionately imposed in cases involving defendants with mental disabilities. There is clear, systemic bias