Law, Psychology, and Justice

Christopher R. Williams is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at State University of West Georgia. Bruce A. Arrigo is Professor and Chair of the Criminal Justice Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the author of several books, including Social Justice/Criminal Justice: The Maturation of Critical Theory in Law, Crime, and Deviance and Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Issues and Controversies in Crime and Justice.

• Acknowledgments Introduction: The Theoretical, the Controversial, and the Just(ice)PART ONE: The Theoretical 1. Delineating (Dis)order, Defining Chaos2. Postmodern Law, Crime, and (Dis)order: On the Limits of Modern Theory and Knowledge3. The Principles of Chaos TheoryPART TWO: The Controversial 4. The Meaning of Mental Illness5. Dangerousness and Its Prediction6. Civil Commitment7. The Right to Refuse Mental Health Treatment PART THREE: The Just(ice) 8. (Un)clear but Convincing Evidence: A Case Study9. Conclusion: Law, Psychology, and Justice References About the Authors Index

"This book extends the work of Szasz, Monahan, Scheff, and other notable theorists, while making the conceptual framework of chaos theory accessible to social scientists. Further, Williams and Arrigo raise important ethical issues by describing the flawed older positivistic paradigm which still dominates theory, practice, and research in the social sciences." — Shela Van Ness, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga"This book is an instant reference work for scholars, members of the legal or medical professions, and students studying law or mental health issues. It fills a void in the literature of mental health and psychiatry by providing a seminal analysis." — Lloyd Klein, Louisiana State University-Shreveport