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  • Involuntary Detention and Therapeutic Jurisprudence

    International Perspectives on Civil Commitment

    by Kate Diesfeld ...
    International developments within the last twenty years have demonstrated controversial shifts in treatment for people with mental illnesses and the care of persons with intellectual disabilities. These shifts have been apparent in an emphasis on deinstitutionalization, increased scrutiny of detention and discharge decisions and, in some countries, in enforced treatment and care in the community. ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • The Legal Rights of Students with Disabilities

    International Perspectives

    by Bronagh Byrne, Kate Diesfeld, Petra Engelbrecht, John Hancock, Neville Harris, Jim Jackson, Laura Lundy, Nina Ranieri, Marius Smit, M K. Teh, Fatt Hee Tie, Sally Varnham, Ran Zhang, Greg M. Dickinson, Allan G. Osborne Jr. ...
    Since 1948 when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all students have been declared the right to education. The rights of disabled students have not been explicitly addressed, however, and each country has developed their own rules and regulations. Although similarities exist among the different countries, differences are evident, especially in both the extent and ... Read more

    $122.99 CAD

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  • The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology

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  • Dictionary of Forensic Psychology

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