The seminar will explore the implications of mental disabilities (primarily mental illness and mental retardation) to both substantive and procedural issues at every stage of the criminal justice process, including interrogation of suspects with disabilities, competence to waive constitutional rights, competence to stand trial, criminal responsibility (including the insanity defense), and sentencing. Course materials will include statutes, appellate cases, standards propounded by professional organizations, and clinical materials. Discussion will also focus on videotaped excerpts, which allow consideration of the actual functioning of defendants with disabilities.