{"product_id":"executing-the-mentally-ill-kent-miller-9780803951501","title":"Executing the Mentally Ill: The Criminal Justice System and the Case of Alvin Ford","description":"Based on the case of Alvin Ford, an American death row inmate, this thought-provoking book focuses on the issues raised when the criminal justice system attempts to apply the death penalty to the mentally impaired. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIssues addressed include: the definition of mental illness for the purposes of exemption from execution; the evaluation of competence for execution by mental health professionals; the consequences of disagreements among health professionals about a defendant′s mental status; and the fate of prisoners who are exempted. Ford′s unique case leads the authors to examine more general issues such as the involvement of health professionals in modern capital sentencing, as well as the administration of the death penalty i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent S. Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803951507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803951501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.10w x 0.55d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kent S. Miller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059754856703,"sku":"9780803951501","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a28b80d3-4580-4f50-b272-7d52f7970eee.jpg?v=1685060137","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/executing-the-mentally-ill-kent-miller-9780803951501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}