ERIC Number: ED152058
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1978-Jan
Pages: 47
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Mental Retardation and the Law: A Report on Status of Current Court Cases.
Friedman, Paul R.
Reported are 22 new cases and provided is information on 27 previously reported cases related to mental retardation and the law. Cases are grouped according to 10 topics (sample cases in parentheses): classification; confidentiality/access to records; commitment; criminal law (O'Brien v. Superior Court); education (California Association for Retarded Citizens v. Riles); employment; guardianship (Holtzer v. Mathews); protection from harm (Romeo v. Youngberg); sterilization (Stump v. Sparkman); and treatment (Donaldson v. O'Connor). Featured is an analysis of due process issues involved in decisions of parents or guardians to commit juveniles to institutions for the mentally retarded. The Supreme Court's rulings in Kremens v. Bartley and Parham v. J.L. and J.R. are examined. (CL)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Classification, Court Litigation, Due Process, Employment, Legal Problems, Mental Retardation, Supreme Court Litigation
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: N/A
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: President's Committee on Mental Retardation, Washington, DC.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A
