Multiple Choice
The Tarasoff decision revealed a difference in thinking between courts and mental health specialists subject to the rule. Courts are concerned
A) first about the political consequences of their decisions
B) about weighing and balancing values such as actions that attempt to save a life are more important than professional confidentiality
C) with the empirical consequences of the rules of law they develop
D) with the precision of the technology available to implement the decision
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Q8: Under Tarasoff, mental health professionals have a
Q9: Predictions of dangerousness<br>A) may be statistically significant
Q10: To formally label someone dangerous<br>A) has no
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Q13: The amount of bail that is set<br>A)
Q14: A majority of mental health professionals<br>A) agreed
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