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	==Death==		==Death==
	On November 25, 1992, Shah died in the Shock Trauma Unit of the [[University of Maryland Medical Center]] in Baltimore, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident six days earlier. Shah was killed by a drunk driver. He is survived today by his six daughters and thirteen grandchildren.<ref name=wapo>{{cite ~~web~~ \| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1992/12/03/saleem-a-shah-60-dies/8a059731-a9e9-495c-b0b9-fb1c8506c066/ \| title=Saleem A. Shah, 60, dies \| ~~work~~=[[The Washington Post]] \| date=3 December 1992 \| accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref>		On November 25, 1992, Shah died in the Shock Trauma Unit of the [[University of Maryland Medical Center]] in Baltimore, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident six days earlier. Shah was killed by a drunk driver. He is survived today by his six daughters and thirteen grandchildren.<ref name=wapo>{{cite news \| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1992/12/03/saleem-a-shah-60-dies/8a059731-a9e9-495c-b0b9-fb1c8506c066/ \| title=Saleem A. Shah, 60, dies \| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] \| date=3 December 1992 \| accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref>

	==Recognition==		==Recognition==

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{{short description|Indian-American psychologist}}
'''Saleem Alam Shah''' (December 2, 1931 in [[Allahabad]], [[India]]—November 25, 1992 in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]]) was an Indian-American psychologist known for his work regarding [[mental health]] and the law. He has been credited with helping to establish [[forensic psychiatry]] as a specialty.<ref name=sunobit>{{cite web | url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-12-09/news/1992344062_1_mental-health-academy-of-psychiatry-american-psychological-association | title=Dr. Saleem A. Shah, leading psychologist | work=[[Baltimore Sun]] | date=9 December 1992 | accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Shah was born on December 2, 1931 in Allahabad, where he received his B.A. from [[Allahabad University]] in 1952. He received part of his master's degree from [[Lucknow University]], after which he moved to the United States, where he received his masters' (1955) and doctoral (1957) degrees in [[clinical psychology]] from [[Pennsylvania State University]].<ref name=virginia>{{cite web | url=http://archives.law.virginia.edu/person/saleem-shah | title=Saleem A. Shah | publisher=[[University of Virginia School of Law]] | work=Arthur J. Morris Law Library | accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
From 1955 to 1956, Shah was an intern at [[Spring Grove State Hospital]] in [[Catonsville]], Maryland. From 1956 to 1959, he was a consulting psychologist at the [[Allegany County Mental Health Clinic]], after which he joined the Legal Psychiatric Services Division of the District of Columbia Health Department. He remained at the D.C. Health Department until 1966, spending much of his time there as chief psychologist.<ref name=sunobit/><ref name=wapo/> In 1966, he joined the [[National Institute of Mental Health]] (NIMH), after which he became director of the Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency,<ref name=virginia/> a program dedicated to researching antisocial and violent behavior. In 1987, he resigned as director of that program to focus more on research and consultation at the NIMH,<ref name=wapo/> where he subsequently became a senior scientist.<ref name=virginia/>

==Death==
On November 25, 1992, Shah died in the Shock Trauma Unit of the [[University of Maryland Medical Center]] in Baltimore, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident six days earlier. Shah was killed by a drunk driver. He is survived today by his six daughters and thirteen grandchildren.<ref name=wapo>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1992/12/03/saleem-a-shah-60-dies/8a059731-a9e9-495c-b0b9-fb1c8506c066/ | title=Saleem A. Shah, 60, dies | work=[[The Washington Post]] | date=3 December 1992 | accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref>

==Recognition==
Shah received the Isaac Ray Award from the [[American Psychiatric Association]], as well as the Amicus Award from the [[American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law]].<ref name=sunobit/> Since 1995, the [[American Psychology-Law Society]] has awarded the Saleem Shah Early Career Award annually in his honor.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.apadivisions.org/division-41/awards/shah.aspx | title=Saleem Shah Early Career Award | publisher=[[American Psychological Association]] | work=[[American Psychology-Law Society]]| accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2011-28509-001 Saleem A. Shah: The man and his imperative], ''[[Law and Human Behavior]]'', 1995, Thomas Grisso & Henry J. Steadman
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