The Plea of Insanity in Criminal Cases
Author | : Forbes Winslow |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1843 |
Genre | : Dangerously mentally ill |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Forbes Winslow |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1843 |
Genre | : Dangerously mentally ill |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Abraham S. Goldstein |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1967-01-28 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780300000993 |
The insanity defense has become the most passionately debated issue in criminal law, a debate marked by slogans and stereotypes. Mr. Goldstein offers a reasoned study of that debate and the current rules behind the law, as well as a careful examination of what might be expected from any new rules now proposed.
Author | : Charles Patrick Ewing |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2008-04-07 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0198043694 |
The insanity defense is one of the oldest fixtures of the Anglo-American legal tradition. Though it is available to people charged with virtually any crime, and is often employed without controversy, homicide defendants who raise the insanity defense are often viewed by the public and even the legal system as trying to get away with murder. Often it seems that legal result of an insanity defense is unpredictable, and is determined not by the defendants mental state, but by their lawyers and psychologists influence. From the thousands of murder cases in which defendants have claimed insanity, Doctor Ewing has chosen ten of the most influential and widely varied. Some were successful in their insanity plea, while others were rejected. Some of the defendants remain household names years after the fact, like Jack Ruby, while others were never nationally publicized. Regardless of the circumstances, each case considered here was extremely controversial, hotly contested, and relied heavily on lengthy testimony by expert psychologists and psychiatrists. Several of them played a major role in shaping the criminal justice system as we know it today. In this book, Ewing skillfully conveys the psychological and legal drama of each case, while providing important and fresh professional insights. For the legal or psychological professional, as well as the interested reader, Insanity will take you into the minds of some of the most incomprehensible murderers of our age.
Author | : David M. Nissman |
Publisher | : Free Press |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 1980-01-01 |
Genre | : Aliénation mentale - Oregon - Législation |
ISBN | : 9780669039436 |
Author | : Richard Moran |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Criminal intent |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Paul H. Robinson |
Publisher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-06-15 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1440860122 |
Distributive principles of criminal law -- Habitual offender statutes -- Death penalty -- Legality requirement -- Provocation/extreme emotional disturbance -- Felony murder -- Causation -- Transferred intent -- Consent to injury -- Mental illness negating an offense element (MINOE) -- Attempt -- Complicity -- Complicity liability of co-conspirators -- Lesser evils/necessity defense -- Self-defense -- Law enforcement authority -- Insanity defense -- Immaturity defense -- Statute of limitations -- Exclusionary rule -- Entrapment defense -- Criminalizing risk creation -- Statutory rape -- Domestic violence, spousal rape exemption -- Stalking and harassment -- Child neglect -- Deceptive business practices -- Extortion -- Adultery -- Criminal obscenity -- Child pornography -- Drug offenses -- Firearms possession offenses -- Antitrust predatory pricing -- Organized crime -- Fixing sporting events -- Extradition -- Jurisdiction
Author | : David Odunola Adesiyan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Civil rights |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ellsworth Lapham Fersch |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Criminal liability |
ISBN | : 0595344127 |
Thinking About the Insanity Defense answers ninety-seven frequently asked questions and presents sixteen case examples in easily understood language. This volume provides a clear and compelling introduction to one of the most important topics in the relation between psychology and law. Compiled by members of a Harvard seminar, it directs attention to the issues most often raised by the general public and by students of social science and criminal justice. The frequently asked questions about the insanity defense address: its history and psychological aspects; the effects of different standards for determining insanity; the arguments for its retention, abolition, and revision; media and other responses to it; controversies around pre- and post-conviction commitment; and the roles of psychologists, psychiatrists, and lawyers. The case examples illustrate a variety of outcomes and include individuals who were: found not guilty by reason of insanity; found guilty even though mentally ill; and not charged because of mental illness. The extensive bibliography directs students and citizens interested in psychology, law, and criminal justice to further cases and analyses. The insanity defense is one of the most significant topics in psychoforensics. This brief and readable book is the first place to look for what most people want to know about the insanity defense.
Author | : Charles L. Scott |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0199368465 |
Resource added for the Paralegal program 101101.
Author | : Arlie Loughnan |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2012-04-19 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0199698597 |
Bringing together previously disparate discussions on criminal responsibility from law, psychology, and philosophy, this book provides a close study of mental incapacity defences, tracing their development through historical cases to the modern era.