Title:
Representing people with dementia : a practical guide for criminal defense lawyers
Author:
Kelley, Elizabeth (Lawyer), editor.
ISBN:
9781639051328
Physical Description:
xi, 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Contents:
What is dementia? / Competency / Restoration / Responsibility / Testing / Neuroimaging / Early onset dementia/frontal temporal dementia / How can lawyers understand medicine and science while representing people with dementia? / Working with clients with dementia / Working a case of a client with dementia / Representing people on death row with dementia / Working with the expert / Jail and prison conditions / The reality of daily life for someone with dementia in jail or prison / Guardianships, conservatorships, and related proceedings / Dementia in the legal profession
Abstract:
"The reason for this book on dementia is three-fold: first, there is a growing recognition that people with dementia become involved with the criminal justice system and need vigorous, informed, compassionate advocacy; second, there is a need for practical, easily digestible information for lawyers about this non-traditional criminal defendant; and third, this book is an attempt to get in front of the curve"-- Provided by publisher.
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