Description: This comprehensive examination of the laws governing the punishment, detention, and protection of people with mental disabilities provides innovative solutions to problems associated with criminal responsibility, protection of society from "dangerous" individuals, and the state's authority to act paternalistically.
Brief description: Christopher Slobogin is Milton Underwood Professor of Law and Professor of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University.
Review Quotes: With penetrating analysis and startling originality, Slobogin examines the underpinnings of mental health law, cutting across both criminal and civil domains, to propose a provocative restructuring of legal doctrine. This extremely well-written book is a superb example of interdisciplinary scholarship, combining philosophical, legal, and clinical insights in a new synthesis.--Bruce J. Winick, Professor of Law and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami