Insanity Defense

A Critical Assessment of Law and Policy in the Post-Hinckley Era

Inbunden, Engelska, 1988

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Beskrivning

No area of criminal law has been the subject of more controversy than the insanity defense. The Insanity Defense is a clear assessment of this issue as it exists in the 1980s. It provides the reader with a basis for understanding and evaluating the legislative and judicial responses to the factors that have stirred this controversy. Because extremely complex issues are involved in the effort to formulate an insanity defense, Simon and Aaronson begin with a detailed historical overview. They discuss the necessity of expert witnesses in the actual trial and probe into the jury's role and responsibility. The authors describe the various movements that have been used to abolish the insanity defense, as well as assess the use and interpretation of the defense in other nations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1988-05-20
Mått:145 x 222 x 21 mm
Vikt:551 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:290
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780275928308

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Straffrätt: process och brott inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

RITA J. SIMON is Dean of the School of Justice at American University and editor of Justice Quarterly.DAVID E. AARONSON is a Professor of Law at Washington College of Law at American University.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword by Judge Barrington D. Parker Introduction and Historical Review Rules of Law and Burdens of Proof: From Durham to the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 Expert Witnesses in the Insanity Defense Trials The Jury and the Insanity Defense Survey of Judges, Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys, and Mental Health Professionals Alternatives: The Movement to Abolish the Defense, and the Guilty but Mentally Ill Verdicts How Other Countries View the Insanity Defense Depictions of the Insanity Defense in Fiction and Theater Appendix: Insanity Defense Standards, Burden of Proof, and Verdict Forms Bibliography Index