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Autore |
Reznek Lawrie |
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Titolo |
Evil or ill? : justifying the insanity defence / / Lawrie Reznek |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (335 p.) |
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Collana |
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Philosophical issues in science |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Insanity (Law) |
Criminal liability |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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