title: Some contrarian concerns about law, psychology, and public policy.
abstract: I discuss six issues that may cut against the majoritarian grain. They are: (1) The U.S. Supreme Court's view of children; (2) the American Psychological Association's view of people with mental retardation; (3) the dilution of autonomy in favor of beneficence; (4) Tarasoff's undermining of fidelity to therapy clients; (5) the misuse of the PCL-R in death penalty litigation; and (6) the criminal law's rejection of determination.
authors.forename: Donald N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Bersoff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002203:Capital Punishment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003416:Criminal Law / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017007:Duty to Warn / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D014481:United States