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Legal Background: Case Law Defining Mitigation Legal Background: Case Law Defining Mitigation
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Mitigation in State Statute Mitigation in State Statute
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Forensic Mental Health Assessment Addressing Capital Mitigation Forensic Mental Health Assessment Addressing Capital Mitigation
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Themes and Frameworks in Mitigation Evaluations Themes and Frameworks in Mitigation Evaluations
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Moral Culpability Moral Culpability
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Is Addressing Moral Culpability Just a Matter of Defending Criminal Behavior? Is Addressing Moral Culpability Just a Matter of Defending Criminal Behavior?
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What Do Mental Health Experts Know About Moral Culpability Anyway? What Do Mental Health Experts Know About Moral Culpability Anyway?
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Developmental Psychopathology Developmental Psychopathology
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Risk Factors Risk Factors
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Protective Factors Protective Factors
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Equifinality Equifinality
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Multifinality Multifinality
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Resilience Resilience
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Roles for Forensic Mental Health Professionals Addressing Mitigation Roles for Forensic Mental Health Professionals Addressing Mitigation
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The “Mitigation Specialist” Consulting Role The “Mitigation Specialist” Consulting Role
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Other Consulting Roles Other Consulting Roles
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The “Teaching Expert” The “Teaching Expert”
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The Evaluating Expert The Evaluating Expert
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Conducting Mitigation Evaluations for Capital Sentencing Conducting Mitigation Evaluations for Capital Sentencing
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Methodology: How Do Evaluators Gather Data? Methodology: How Do Evaluators Gather Data?
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Interview Interview
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Collateral Records Collateral Records
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Collateral Interviews Collateral Interviews
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Testing Testing
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Specialized Cognitive or Neuropsychological Testing Specialized Cognitive or Neuropsychological Testing
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Content: What Areas Do Evaluators Explore? Content: What Areas Do Evaluators Explore?
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A Multigenerational Family History A Multigenerational Family History
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Early Development Early Development
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Childhood Childhood
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Adolescence Adolescence
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Early Adulthood and Adulthood Early Adulthood and Adulthood
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The Capital Offense The Capital Offense
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Communication: How Do Evaluators Present Findings? Communication: How Do Evaluators Present Findings?
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Conclusion Conclusion
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7 Evaluations Addressing Mitigation in Capital Sentencing
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Published:March 2011
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Abstract
The United States Supreme Court has consistently conveyed that the death penalty must be an individualized determination, and therefore the defendant has a right to present any information that might be perceived as mitigating (Lockett v. Ohio, 1978). Thus forensic mental health professionals often conduct evaluations of mitigation at capital sentencing. This chapter describes the legal context and practicalities of mitigation evaluations, which tend to be more broad and comprehensive than any other forensic mental health assessment. The chapter details the knowledge base most relevant to mitigation evaluations, the roles mental health professionals can play in mitigation, and practical guidance to perform an evaluation of mitigation at capital sentencing.
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