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Books for the Online Program in Mental Disability Law can be purchased from the New York Law School Bookstore via the Web at www.nyls.bncollege.com.

Advocacy Skills in Cases Involving Persons with Mental Disabilities: The Role of Lawyers and Expert Witnesses
Perlin, Michael L., Mental Disability Law: Cases and Materials (Durham; Carolina Academic Press, 2005) (2d edition).
Perlin, Michael L., The Hidden Prejudice: Mental Disability on Trial (Washington, D.C.; American Psychological Association, 2000).
Perlin, Michael L.; Gould, Keri; Cohen, Pamela; Dlugacz, Henry; and Friedman, Richard, Lawyering Skills for the Representation of Persons with Mental Disabilities (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 2006).

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Law, Policy and Practice
Peter Blanck et al, Disability Civil Rights Law and Policy: Cases and Material (Thomson/West, 2005).
David M. Engel & Frank W. Munger, Rights of Inclusion: Law & Identity in the Life of Americans with Disabilities (U. Chicago Press, 2003).

International Human Rights and Mental Disability Law
Michael L. Perlin, Arlene S. Kanter, Mary Pat Treuthart, Eva Szeli & Kris Gledhill, International Human Rights and Comparative Mental Disability Law: Cases and Materials (Carolina Academic Press, 2006).
Michael L. Perlin, Arlene S. Kanter, Mary Pat Treuthart, Eva Szeli & Kris Gledhill, International Human Rights and Comparative Mental Disability Law: Documents Supplement (Carolina Academic Press, 2006).

Mental Health Issues in Jails and Prisons
Michael L. Perlin & Henry A. Dlugacz, Mental Health Issues in Jails & Prisons: Cases and Materials (Carolina Academic Press, forthcoming March 2008).

Survey of Mental Disability Law
Perlin, Michael L., Mental Disability Law: Cases and Materials (Durham; Carolina Academic Press, 2005) (2d edition).
Perlin, Michael L., The Hidden Prejudice: Mental Disability on Trial, (Washington, D.C.; American Psychological Association, 2000).
Sheehan, Susan, Is There No Place on Earth for Me?, (Random House, 1983).
Winerip, Michael, 9 Highland Road: Sane Living for the Mentally Ill, (Vintage Books, 1995).

Forensic Reports, the Role of Experts and Forensic Ethics – Coming Soon

Mental Illness, Dangerousness, the Police Power and Risk Assessment – Coming Soon

Therapeutic Jurisprudence - Coming Soon