Books
Micheal Perlin, Mental Disability Law: Cases and Materials, Carolina Academic Press, LLC (2017)
This book explores aspects of the criminal process, including criminal competencies, the insanity defense, trial practice issues and sentencing and the death penalty. It considers the important factors that have shaped mental disability law in light of therapeutic jurisprudence and international human rights law.
Amita Dhanda, Legal Order and Mental Disorder, Sage Publications Ltd. (2000)
This book critically appraises Indian laws applicable to persons with mental disorders. Chapter three deals with insanity and criminal responsibility where the author looks at competence to stand trial, the adjudication of the insanity defense and the evidentiary requirements laid down by the courts.
O D Jones et al., Law and Neuroscience, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (2015) [Paywall]
This book begins by providing a brief overview of neuroscience before moving on to explaining the brain’s functioning and individual responsibility. The book also looks at the use of neuroscience in the courtroom and explains nine core themes that exist at the junction between law and neuroscience including memory, lie detection, brain injury, and addiction.
David DeMatteo et al., Forensic Mental Health Assessments in Death Penalty Cases, Oxford University Press (2011) [Paywall]
Chapter 4 “provides an ethical context for forensic mental health professionals in death penalty cases. It discusses the ethical codes applicable to psychologists and psychiatrists, both generally and in the specific contexts of forensic mental health assessments. The chapter also examines several key ethical considerations relevant to forensic mental health assessments conducted in capital contexts, including boundaries of competence, do no harm, informed consent, psychometric considerations, cultural fairness, and malingering.”