Unconscious crime : mental absence and criminal responsibility in Victorian London /

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"In Unconscious Crime, Joel Peter Eigen explores cases in which defendants did not conform to the Victorian legal system's existing definitions of insanity yet displayed compelling evidence of mental aberration. They were - or claimed to be - "missing," "absent," or &qu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Eigen, Joel Peter, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Insanity (Law) > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Mental health laws.
Insanity Defense > history
Aliénation mentale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Insanity (Law)
Mental health laws
Toerekeningsvatbaarheid.
Psychische stoornissen.
Misdrijven.
London
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Double consciousness in the nineteenth century
  • "Do you remember Cardiff?"
  • "I mean she was quite absent"
  • The princess and the cherry juice
  • An unconscious poisoning
  • Crimes of an automaton.

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