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The mad, the bad, and the innocent : the criminal mind on trial / by Kirwin, Barbara R.(CARDINAL)641573;
Inside the criminal psyche -- The truly insane -- Psychopathic crime -- The designer defense -- The forensic detective -- Madness and the media -- After the verdict: treatment, quarantine, or revenge? -- Cruel and unusual: the backlash that backfired -- The psychological defense: a manifesto for sanity.The New York area's premier forensic psychologist-the expert prosecutors turn to when a defendant claims insanity-looks back over her most celebrated cases to deliver a no-holds-barred critique of recent insanity defense abuses. Zeroing in on cases such as the Menendez brothers and Jeffrey Dahmer, Kirwin shows how unscrupulous defense attorneys and overzealous prosecutors have perverted the true purpose of the insanity defense. Of photos. The author, a New York forensic psychologist who has tested & testified for over 100 defendants who have used the insanity plea, reviews its recent history & criticizes both its misuse & the inadequate way in which the legal system deals with the criminally mentally ill.
Subjects: Forensic psychology.; Criminal psychology.; Insanity (Law); Criminal liability.;
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Crime and madness : the origins and evolution of the insanity defense / by Maeder, Thomas.(CARDINAL)510329;
Bibliography: pages 180-192.
Subjects: Criminal liability; Insanity (Law);
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The Insanity defense / by Moran, Richard.(CARDINAL)159607;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Insanity (Law); Insanity defense.; Criminal liability;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Madness and the criminal law / by Morris, Norval,1923-2004.(CARDINAL)122109;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Insanity (Law); Insanity defense.; Criminal liability.; Competency to stand trial.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The meaning of criminal insanity. by Fingarette, Herbert.(CARDINAL)143931;
Bibliography: pages 255-265.
Subjects: Insanity (Law); Insanity defense; Criminal liability;
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The insanity defense / by Goldstein, Abraham S.(CARDINAL)145742;
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (pages 227-273)
Subjects: Insanity (Law); Insanity defense; Criminal liability;
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The rule of law and the role of psychiatry. by Polier, Justine Wise,1903-1987.(CARDINAL)820047;
Bibliographical footnotes.
Subjects: Criminal liability; Forensic psychiatry; Insanity (Law);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Moral judgment : does the abuse excuse threaten our legal system? / by Wilson, James Q.(CARDINAL)149384;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-126) and index.
Subjects: Criminal liability; Criminal liability; Extenuating circumstances; Responsibility.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Crime and insanity [videorecording] / by Films Incorporated.(CARDINAL)147602; Media and Society Seminars.(CARDINAL)171879; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)(CARDINAL)150050; WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)(CARDINAL)131401;
As part of a telecourse on constitutional rights and public policy, presents a hypothetical political assassination as the vehicle for exploring the insanity defense and the controversy surrounding psychiatric testimony in the courtroom.Ages 16 through adult.
Subjects: Criminal liability.; Insanity (Law); Insanity defense; Medical jurisprudence.;
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The insanity plea / by Winslade, William J.(CARDINAL)162303; Ross, Judith Wilson.(CARDINAL)169893;
Subjects: Insanity (Law); Insanity defense; Criminal liability; Trials (Murder);
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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