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Criminal Offending Frequency and Offense Switching

Offense to Others: The Moral Limits of the Criminal

Criminal offense, psychiatric diagnosis, and psycholegal opinion: an analysis of 894 pretrial referrals.

This article presents the results of a study of 894 criminal defendants referred by Virginia courts for evaluation of competency to stand trial or criminal responsibility. All evaluations were conducted on an outpatient basis by mental health professionals who had received specialized training in forensic evaluation. Findings as to the referral questions posed, the criminal offenses charged, an...

Failure to report child, elder abuse is criminal offense in Texas.

Should refusal to undergo a cesarean delivery be a criminal offense?

Those providing medical care for pregnant women certainly know that they are responsible for both the woman herself and the 1 or more fetuses she is carrying. Regardless of when one believes that life begins, we all understand that concerns about the well-being of a “viable” human fetus are as relevant as those relating to the mother who is carrying it. Book titles, conferences, and untold numb...