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Evaluating capacity to waive Miranda rights / Alan M. Goldstein, Naomi E. Sevin Goldstein.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Best practices in forensic mental health assessmentPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2010]Copyright date: �2010Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199710744
  • 0199710740
  • 9780190230135
  • 0190230134
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Evaluating capacity to waive Miranda rights.DDC classification:
  • 345.7305 23
LOC classification:
  • KF9625 .G65 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
FOUNDATION; Chapter 1 The Legal Context; Chapter 2 Forensic Mental Health Concepts; Chapter 3 Empirical Foundations and Limits; APPLICATION; Chapter 4 Preparation for the Evaluation; Chapter 5 Data Collection; Chapter 6 Interpretation; Chapter 7 Report Writing and Testimony; References; Tests and Specialized Tools; Cases and Statutes; Key Terms; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Authors.
Summary: This book considers those legal, ethical and assessment issues that arise when forensic mental health professionals are asked to evaluate an individual's capacity to waive his or her Miranda rights, and the subsequent validity of the confession. The authors look at the history and importance of this process, the legal standards and the procedure for applying this assessment in court. Drawing upon established empirical foundations from the behavioral, social, and medical sciences, this book provides a detailed ""how-to"" for practitioners, including information on data collection, interpretatio.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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FOUNDATION; Chapter 1 The Legal Context; Chapter 2 Forensic Mental Health Concepts; Chapter 3 Empirical Foundations and Limits; APPLICATION; Chapter 4 Preparation for the Evaluation; Chapter 5 Data Collection; Chapter 6 Interpretation; Chapter 7 Report Writing and Testimony; References; Tests and Specialized Tools; Cases and Statutes; Key Terms; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Authors.

This book considers those legal, ethical and assessment issues that arise when forensic mental health professionals are asked to evaluate an individual's capacity to waive his or her Miranda rights, and the subsequent validity of the confession. The authors look at the history and importance of this process, the legal standards and the procedure for applying this assessment in court. Drawing upon established empirical foundations from the behavioral, social, and medical sciences, this book provides a detailed ""how-to"" for practitioners, including information on data collection, interpretatio.

English.

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