PSY 3604 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Malingering, Expert Witness
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Civil commitment laws: legal proceedings that determine a person is mentally disordered and may be hospitalized, even involuntarily: several conditions must be met: The person has a mental illness and is in need of treatment. The person is dangerous to him/herself or others. The person is unable to care for him/herself ( grave disability : 2 types of authority permit the government to take actions that are against a citizen"s will: Police power- the government takes responsibility for protecting public health, safety and welfare and can create laws and regulations to ensure this protection. Dangerousness: tendency to violence that, contrary to popular opinion, is not more likely among mental patients: psychopathy checklist-revised (pcl-r) O"conner v. donaldson, 1975: a state cannot constitutionally confine a non-dangerous individual who is capable of surviving safely in freedom by himself or with the help of willing and responsible family and friends .
