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Evil Or Ill? : Justifying The Insanity Defence.
Was the serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer an evil man responsible for his murders? Or was he an innocent victim of psychiatric illness? Lawrie Reznek addresses these questions and more in his controve rsial investigation of the insanity defence.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis Ltd.,
1997.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1 A HISTORY OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY; 2 A TAXONOMY OF DEFENCES; 3 IGNORANCE AS AN EXCUSE; 4 COMPULSION AS AN EXCUSE; 5 AUTOMATISM AS AN EXCUSE; 6 THE JUSTIFICATION OF EXCUSES; 7 CAUSALITY AS AN EXCUSE; 8 THE REDUCTIONIST THEORY; 9 IRRATIONALITY AS AN EXCUSE; 10 THE CONCEPT OF DISEASE; 11 CHARACTER CHANGE AS AN EXCUSE; 12 THE CLASH OF PARADIGMS; 13 THE INSANITY DEFENCE IN PRACTICE; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.