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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298357703321

Autore

Shapiro David L

Titolo

Retrying Leopold and Loeb : A Neuropsychological Perspective / / by David L. Shapiro, Charles Golden, Sara Ferguson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-74600-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (61 pages) : illustrations

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Behavioral Criminology, , 2194-1866

Disciplina

612.8

Soggetti

Forensic psychology

Forensic Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The Crime -- The Trial -- Closing Arguments -- Judge Caverly's Sentencing -- A Re-Examination -- Re-Imaginging the closing Arguments.

Sommario/riassunto

This book retrospectively analyzes the notorious 1924 case of Leopold and Loeb, in which two college students murder a young boy just to prove they could do it. In the almost hundred years since that trial, the field of neuroscience along with neuropsychology have expanded tremendously, and there are now much more sophisticated tools that could be used to evaluate the perpetrators of this crime.  Although deemed mentally ill at the time, there was not much scientific evidence that could be brought to bear on the defendants’ and their behavior.  Now a legal psychologist and a neuropsychologist team up to tackle the case from a modern viewpoint. Using contemporary knowledge of the brain and behavior they map out the way the case might be handled today.  Not just of historical interest, this volume serves as a case study for students and professionals alike, and a review of procedures used in such difficult cases.