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Disability and the Queensland criminal justice system / Daniel Toombs, The Advocacy and Support Centre Inc.
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Publication details:
Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook Co., 2012.
Record id:
80685
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Subject:
People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Queensland.
People with disabilities -- Services for -- Queensland.
Offenders with mental disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Queensland.
Offenders with mental disabilities -- Services for -- Queensland.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Queensland.
Administrative discretion.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7. Chapter 8. Chapter 9. Chapter 10. Chapter 11. Chapter 12. What is a relevant disability
Disability and the Queensland criminal justice system
Sources of disability law
Queensland mental health legislation
Considerations for representing a person who may have a disability
Fitness to plead
The defence of unsoundness of mind
The Mental Health Court
Intellectual disability and the Mental Health Court
Sentencing
Appeals against Mental Health Court decisions
Case studies.
Note:
Table of contents is taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.
Includes index.
ISBN:
9780455229966
Phys. description:
xxl, 206 p. : ill. ; 22 cm