Mental disability and the death penalty : the shame of the states / Michael L. Perlin.

"There is no question that the death penalty is disproportionately imposed in cases involving defendants with mental disabilities. There is clear, systemic bias at all stages of the prosecution and the sentencing process -- in determining who is competent to be executed, in the assessment of mi...

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Main Author: Perlin, Michael L., 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2013.
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