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Executing the Mentally Ill

The Criminal Justice System and the Case of Alvin Ford
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Based on the case of Alvin Ford, an American death row inmate, this thought-provoking book focuses on the issues raised when the criminal justice system attempts to apply the death penalty to the mentally impaired. Issues addressed include: the definition of mental illness for the purposes of exemption from execution; the evaluation of competence for execution by mental health professionals; the consequences of disagreements among health professionals about a defendant's mental status; and the fate of prisoners who are exempted. Ford's unique case leads the authors to examine more general issues such as the involvement of health professionals in modern capital sentencing, as well as the administration of the death penalty in the United States today.
Drawing the Lines Who Lives and Who Dies? An Introduction to Alvin Ford Family Background, the Crime, and Trial 1953-1974 Anticipating and Enduring the First Death Warrant 1975-1981 Psychological Deterioration and the Road to the Supreme Court 1982-1986 Physicians, Mental Health Professionals, and the Death Penalty Alvin Ford and the Courts Additional Issues Competence for Execution The Supreme Court Speaks Back to Federal Court The 1988 Hearing and Beyond The Cure That Kills
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