Informationen zum Autor Sandra B. McPherson, Harold V. Hall, Errol Yudko Klappentext Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts! this resource examines meth use and abuse from clinical! forensic! and criminal justice perspectives. Updated and expanded to reflect changes in recent years! this volume covers virtually every aspect of this dangerous drug. Zusammenfassung The first wave of methamphetamine use began in the late 1980s and its prevalence has continued to rise across the United States and throughout the world. This book examines meth use and abuse from clinical! forensic! and criminal justice perspectives. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrologueBackground and ScopeThe History of Drug Control Global Perspectives on Methamphetamine Biology! Behavior! and LawMechanisms of Methamphetamine Action MDMA Effects and Diagnosis of Methamphetamine Use Empirical Evidence of the Effects of Methamphetamine on Aggression ForensicsMethamphetamine and PregnancyExpert TestimonyCriminal ResponsibilityCriminal Responsibility Evaluation in a Methampethamine-Murder CaseMitigation in SentencingMiranda Rights! Interrogation! Competency to Confess! and Competency to Stand TrialDangerousness Prediction in Methamphetamine CasesTreatmentTreatment Epilogue: Methamphetamine as Forensic Challenge Glossary AppendixIndex

Autorentext
Sandra B. McPherson, Harold V. Hall, Errol Yudko

Klappentext

Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts, this resource examines meth use and abuse from clinical, forensic, and criminal justice perspectives. Updated and expanded to reflect changes in recent years, this volume covers virtually every aspect of this dangerous drug.

Zusammenfassung
The first wave of methamphetamine use began in the late 1980s and its prevalence has continued to rise across the United States and throughout the world. This book examines meth use and abuse from clinical, forensic, and criminal justice perspectives.

Inhalt

Background and Scope. Biology, Behavior, and Law. Forensics. Treatment. Epilogue: Methamphetamine as Forensic Challenge. Glossary. Appendix. Index.