Law, psychology, and justice : chaos theory and the new (dis)order
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Law, psychology, and justice : chaos theory and the new (dis)order
（SUNY series new directions in crime and justice studies）
State University of New York Press, c2002
- : pbk
- : cloth
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-267) and index
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Description
Law, Psychology, and Justice charts a new and provocative direction in the area of mental health and justice studies. Relying on the science of chaos theory, the authors provide a series of compelling, clear, and concise arguments for why many of our current forensic psychology practices have failed, producing, in their wake, "illness politics." In addition, the authors explain how the interests of psychiatric citizens and the social well-being of society can be reconciled at the law-psychology divide, particularly when chaos (i.e., a mix of order and disorder) is embraced as an integral and natural, rather than disruptive and unhealthy, feature of living humanely with others. Case law illustrations are used throughout the book, grounding the more theoretically animated arguments. Issues such as the insanity defense, involuntary commitment, the right to refuse treatment, and the criteria for assessing whether a person is dangerous to self or others are discussed.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction: The Theoretical, the Controversial, and the Just(ice)
PART ONE: The Theoretical 1. Delineating (Dis)order, Defining Chaos
2. Postmodern Law, Crime, and (Dis)order: On the Limits of Modern Theory and Knowledge
3. The Principles of Chaos Theory
PART TWO: The Controversial 4. The Meaning of Mental Illness
5. Dangerousness and Its Prediction
6. Civil Commitment
7. The Right to Refuse Mental Health Treatment
PART THREE: The Just(ice)
8. (Un)clear but Convincing Evidence: A Case Study
9. Conclusion: Law, Psychology, and Justice
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