Crime and mental health law in New South Wales / Kerri Eagle, Anina Johnson, Corrie Goodhand.

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Publication details:
St. Leonards, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Australia, 2026.
Edition:
4th edition
Record id:
203244
Author:
Eagle, Kerri, author.
Johnson, Anina, author. 
Goodhand, Corrie, author. 
Subject:
Mental health -- New South Wales.
People with mental disabilities -- New South Wales.
Contents:
1. Clinical introduction to mental health and cognitive disorders
2. New South Wales statutory regimes governing mental health treatment
3. First Nations people and forensic mental health system
4. Summary diversion in the local court
5. Children and young people in the forensic mental health system
6. Fitness to stand trial
7. Defence of mental health and cognitive impairment
8. Partial defence of substantial impairment
9. Automatism, infanticide and other defences
10. Further sentencing considerations
11. Preventive detention
12. Risk assessment, management and applicable legal principles
13. Expert evidence
14. Forensic mental health services in New South Wales
15. Legislative pathways and tribunal decisions for forensic and correctional patients
16. Ethics in forensic practice
Summary:
A practical guide on the law on mental health issues that arise within the criminal justice framework in New South Wales. - Publisher's website.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780409361148
Phys. description:
lxix, 809 pages ; 24 cm