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Autore |
Ewing Charles Patrick <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Insanity [[electronic resource] ] : murder, madness, and the law / / Charles Patrick Ewing |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-34242-4 |
9786611342425 |
0-19-804369-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (215 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Insanity (Law) - United States |
Insanity defense - United States |
Mentally ill - Commitment and detention - United States |
Malalties mentals |
Alienació mental (Dret) |
Defensa penal |
Internament de malalts mentals |
Detenció de persones |
Llibres electrònics |
Estats Units d'Amèrica |
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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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Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. JACOB RUBENSTEIN; 2. ROBERT TORSNEY; 3. DAVID BERKOWITZ; 4. JOHN WAYNE GACY, JR; 5. ARTHUR SHAWCROSS; 6. SCOTT PANETTI; 7. ERIC SMITH; 8. ANDREW GOLDSTEIN; 9. ERIC MICHAEL CLARK; 10. ANDREA YATES; Epilogue; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The insanity defense is one of the oldest fixtures of the Anglo-American legal tradition. Though it is available to people charged with virtually any crime, and is often employed without controversy, homicide defendants who raise the insanity defense are often viewed by the public and even the legal system as trying to get away with |
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