2023-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Oct 10, 2024  
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CJST 6623 - Mental Health Law


Prerequisite: CJST 6601 .  Review of civil and criminal law as it relates to mental health issues. Topics include competence to stand trial, insanity, competence to be executed, civil commitment, sexual predator commitment statutes, confidentiality, duty to warn, and issues of expert testimony. Ethical issues and issues of professional responsibility will be covered. 3 credits.