Description
The purpose of Landmark Cases in Mental Health and the Law
is to introduce students to the major Supreme Court cases that
have decided issues in mental health and related fields. This
course will be a seminar in which students will read relevant
case law in areas such as: competency to stand trial, criminal
responsibility, expert testimony, civil commitment, right to
treatment, right to refuse treatment, capital punishment,
workplace violence, etc. Additional readings will be assigned
as new cases are published. Cross-listed as CJ 311, LG 311