The impact of mental capacity legislation on the assessment of people with learning disabilities: a practice note.
Assessment of mental capacity in people with learning disabilities involved in criminal proceedings has been debated, and the introduction of mental capacity legislation in the United Kingdom makes provisions for people who lack the capacity to make decisions about their welfare. However, while the...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Forensic Practice Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 12 - 19 |
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| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
Dec2007
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