BOP - U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Relevant to Forensic Practice: A 30-Year Update
2 Hours | 2 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Relevant to Forensic Practice: A 30-Year Update is presented by Christopher Slobogin, JD, LLM.
This program covers significant Supreme Court cases from the 1990s through the present, including its competency cases (e.g., Godinez v. Moran, Indiana v. Edwards; Panetti v. Quarterman), its medication cases (Riggins v. Nevada; Sell v. United States), its decisions about mental state defenses (e.g., Clark v. Arizona, Kansas v. Kahler), and its decisions about the death penalty (e.g., Atkins v. Virginia) and sexually violent predators (e.g., Kansas v. Hendricks). The focus is on the implications of these decisions for forensic evaluators.
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 supreme court competency & medication cases
Describe supreme court decisions about mental state defenses
Describe supreme court decisions about the death penalty and sexually violent predators
Describe the implications of these decisions for forensic evaluators.
Presented By
Christopher Slobogin, J.D., LLM
Christopher Slobogin has authored more than 200 articles, books and chapters on topics relating to mental health law, criminal law and procedure, and evidence. Named director of Vanderbilt Law School’s Criminal Justice Program in 2009, Professor Slobogin is one of the five most cited criminal law an...
Curriculum
1. Introduction
2. Decisional Competence
3. Competence to Represent Self
4. Commitment and Treatment of Those Found Incompetent
5. Diminished Capacity and the Insanity Defense
6. Capital Punishment
7. Sex Offender Commitment
8. Risk Assessment
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