Representing People With Dementia

There is a growing recognition that people with dementia become involved with the criminal justice system. Representing People With Dementia is a practical, easily digestible guide for lawyers working with this non-traditional type of criminal defendant.

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The criminal justice system as a whole is not the place for someone with dementia. Jail, or worse, prison, would be absolute torture. This book is an attempt to help those who, because of dementia, are fragile, bewildered, and vulnerable – and to give their attorneys the tools to obtain a fair and just resolution of their case.


Table of Contents:





Foreword


Introduction


What Is Dementia? Dr. Marc Blatstein and Faye Spence, Esq.

Competency, Dr. Kaustubh Joshi and Dr. Richard Frierson

Restoration, Dr. Joette James and Dr. LaFaye Marshall

Responsibility, Dr. Vivek Datta and Dr. Tianyi Zhang

Testing, Margaret S. Russell, Esq. and Dr. Robert Ouauo

Neuroimaging, Dr. Vivek Datta and Dr. Austin Blum

Early Onset Dementia/Frontal Temporal Dementia, Dr. Hal Wurtzel

How Can Lawyers Understand Medicine and Science? Dr. Cody Miller-Pyke

Working with Clients with Dementia, Dr. Eric Y. Drogin

Working a Case of a Client with Dementia, Allison Matthis, Esq.

Representing People with Dementia on Death Row, Vicki Werneke, Esq.

Working with the Expert, Dr. Jonathan DeRight and Dr. Elizabeth Verkessian

Jail and Prison Conditions, Dr. Marc Blatstein and Faye Spence

The Reality of Daily Life in Prison for Someone with Dementia, Dr. Phillip Wise

Guardianships, Conservatorships, and Related Proceedings for People with Dementia, Mary DeLeo, Esq.

Dementia in the Legal Profession, Dr. Eric Y. Drogin

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