MDLPA: Landmark Criminal Law and Procedure Cases Involving Persons with Mental Disabilities
1.5 Hours | 1.5 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Landmark Criminal Law and Procedure Cases Involving Persons with Mental Disabilities is presented by Michael Perlin, JD, and Heather Ellis Cucolo, JD in partnership with Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates (MDLPA).
This program discusses and analyzes key decisions (predominantly by the US Supreme Court) in criminal law and procedure that forensic mental health professionals must understand. We cover the most relevant and precedent-setting cases in this area and explain the ethical, legal, and practical outcomes of the case holdings.
Having a background in these particular constitutional and policy-driven cases is necessary to enhance expert testimony, advocacy, judicial education, community and correctional programs, and overall competence in understanding the criminal system as it relates to persons with a mental or developmental disability.
Program Outline:
- Substantive standards
- Procedural issues
- Substantive standards
- Procedural issues
- Confessions
- Testimony as to dangerousness
- Mitigation
- Intellectual disabilitiesn
- Serious mental illness
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe key U.S. Supreme Court decisions as they apply to forensic science
Describe which factors contribute to caselaw decisions for persons with a mental or developmental disability
Describe the significance of quality of counsel and expert testimony
Presented By
Heather Ellis Cucolo, JD
Heather Ellis Cucolo is a Distinguished Adjunct professor of law and the facilitator of the joint JD/MA program with John Jay College of Criminal Justice, at New York Law School (NYLS). She is also an adjunct professor in the JM Program at Emory University School of Law, and a Fellowship faculty mem...
Presented By
Michael Perlin, JD
Michael L. Perlin is Professor of Law Emeritus at New York Law School (NYLS), founding director of NYLS’s Online Mental Disability Law Program, and founding director of NYLS’s International Mental Disability Law Reform Project in its Justice Action Center. He is also the co-founder of Mental Disabil...
Curriculum
1. Introduction and Context
2. Competency Restoration and Related Rights
3. Legal Protections and Constitutional Rights
4. Criminal Responsibility and Sentencing
5. Integrative Framework and Reflections
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Convenience & Flexibility
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Program Partner
Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates
We are proud to partner with Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates, LLC for this training. MDLPA is a boutique educational training company that offers specialized mental disability law consulting, the creation or enhancement of distance learning programs, in-house or online courses, and day or weekend training seminars to reputable organizations, educational institutions, professional groups, and advocacy groups focused on providing advanced knowledge and skills to persons working with marginalized populations.
