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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Capacity and disability
ISBN : IND:30000048052876
Author : National Criminal Justice Reference Service (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Capacity and disability
ISBN : OSU:32437122256544
Author : Ellsworth Lapham Fersch,Ellsworth A. Fersch
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Criminal liability
ISBN : 9780595344123
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 : Harvard Medical School. Laboratory of Community Psychiatry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Competency to stand trial
ISBN : STANFORD:36105044356355
Author : National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Capacity and disability
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043946917
Author : Jane Moriarty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135729615
Whether the accused is competent to stand trial, whether the plaintiff is competent to accuse, or whether a witness is competent to testify has had a long legal history. Such questions draw legal reasoning into areas of ethical reflection and scientific debate deeply rooted in the moral history of the United States. Mental competence has come to play a central and controversial role in proving guilt, and in evaluating the severity of a crime and its corresponding punishment. This compendium brings together the major legal precedents and legal commentaries that have defined the role of mental illness in criminal trials throughout U.S. history. The reprint collection considers, among other issues, the evolution of the Supreme Court's position on the insanity defense and mental retardation, how these affect one's competency to stand trial or be executed, and how these affect culpability and punishment. Each volume begins with an introductory essay, and includes both cases and commentary. Scholars as well as students will find these volumes a useful research tool.
Author : Jane Moriarty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135729820
Whether the accused is competent to stand trial, whether the plaintiff is competent to accuse, or whether a witness is competent to testify has had a long legal history. Such questions draw legal reasoning into areas of ethical reflection and scientific debate deeply rooted in the moral history of the United States. Mental competence has come to play a central and controversial role in proving guilt, and in evaluating the severity of a crime and its corresponding punishment. This compendium brings together the major legal precedents and legal commentaries that have defined the role of mental illness in criminal trials throughout U.S. history. The reprint collection considers, among other issues, the evolution of the Supreme Court's position on the insanity defense and mental retardation, how these affect one's competency to stand trial or be executed, and how these affect culpability and punishment. Each volume begins with an introductory essay, and includes both cases and commentary. Scholars as well as students will find these volumes a useful research tool.
Author : Ronnie Mackay,Warren Brookbanks
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192597199
More than any other defence in the criminal law, the insanity defence has, and continues to be, the subject of heated debate. Yet too little is known about how the insanity defence operates in different jurisdictions, including in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In this book, Mackay and Brookbanks, and their team of expert contributors, explore the theory and practice around the insanity defence and analyse its diverse influence and manifestations across a wide range of common law and civil law jurisdictions. Typically, the insanity defence, as exemplified in the M'Naghten Rules, represents a foundational aspect of criminal responsibility, although in some jurisdictions it serves only to define degrees of mental capacity. However, what all jurisdictions have in common is the high and increasing incidence of mental illness and impairment challenging existing constructions of an exculpatory rule. This book explores in detail the origins and operation of the M'Naghten Rules as well as the eclectic nature of the insanity defence, its highly variable linguistic expression, and the diverse social policy mandates it seeks to embrace. The Insanity Defence will reinvigorate the debate about the defence by discussing both its theoretical basis and exploring how different jurisdictions approach the insanity plea, not only in relation to an appropriate test and how it operates, but also from the perspective of disposal and how those who use the insanity defence successfully are dealt with. This book will be of interest to researchers, academics, and advanced students with an interest in criminal law internationally, as well as to those involved in the development of policy and legislation.
Author : Norman J. Finkel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781461316657
The insanity defense debate has come full circle, again. The current round began when John Hinckley opened fire; in 1843, it was Daniel M'Naghten who pulled the trigger; the "acts" of both would-be "insanity acquittees" provoked the press, the populace, a President, and a Queen to expressions of outrage, and triggered Congress, the House of Lords, judges, jurists, psychologists, and psychiatrists to debate this most maddening matter. "Insanity" -which has historically been surrounded by defenses, defen ders, and detractors-found itself once again under siege, on trial, and undergoing rigorous cross-examination. Treatises were written on the sub ject, testimony was taken, and new rules and laws were adopted. The dust has settled, but it has not cleared. What is clear to me is that we have got it wrong, once again. The "full circle" analogy and historical parallel to M'Naghten (1843) warrant some elaboration. Hinckley's firing at the President, captured by television and rerun again and again, rekindled an old debate regarding the allegedly insane and punishment (Caplan, 1984; Maeder, 1985; Szasz, 1987), a debate in which the "insanity defense" is centrally situated. The smolderings ignited anew when the Hinckley (1981) jury brought in its verdict-"not guilty by reason of insanity" (NGRI).
Author : Richard Moran
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Criminal intent
ISBN : UVA:X004263185
Author : Mark D. White
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9798216102915
How often is the defense of insanity or temporary insanity for accused criminals validâor is it ever legitimate? This unique work presents multidisciplinary viewpoints that explain, support, and critique the insanity defense as it stands. What is the role of "the insanity defense" as a legal excuse? How does U.S. law handle criminal trials where the defendant pleads insanity, and how does our legal system's treatment differ from those of other countries or cultures? How are insanity defenses used, and how successful are these defenses for the accused? What are the costs of incarceration versus psychiatric treatment and confinement? This book presents a range of expert viewpoints on the insanity defense, exposing common myths; investigating its effectiveness and place in our legal system through history, case studies, and comparative analysis; and supplying perspectives from the disciplines of psychology, psychiatry, sociology, and neuroscience. The content also addresses the ramifications of declaring citizens insane or incapacitated and examines trials that involved pleas of insanity and temporary insanity.
Author : Za_uski, Wojciech
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781800379855
This unique book provides a versatile exploration of the philosophical foundations of the insanity defense. It examines the connections between numerous philosophicalĂanthropological views and analyses different methods for regulating the criminal responsibility of the mentally ill. Placing its philosophical analysis firmly in the context of science, it draws on the fields of cognitive psychology, evolutionary theory and criminology. In this thought-provoking book, Wojciech Za_uski argues that the way in which we resolve the problem of the criminal responsibility of the mentally ill depends on two factors: the assumed conception of responsibility and the account of mental illness.
Author : Jane Campbell Moriarty
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Capacity and disability
ISBN : 0815335733
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Thomas Maeder
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015009282081
Studies the insanity defense including its history, its emotional and intellectual justification, legal and medical difficulties of administration, objections to it, and solutions that have been proposed.
Author : Abraham S. Goldstein
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1967-01-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 0300000995
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.
