1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465179403321

Autore

Slobogin Christopher <1951->

Titolo

Proving the unprovable [[electronic resource] ] : the role of law, science, and speculation in adjudicating culpability and dangerousness / / Christopher Slobogin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-4294-0297-0

0-19-804096-2

1-280-84603-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

American Psychology-Law Society series

Disciplina

345.73/067

Soggetti

Evidence, Expert - United States

Criminal liability - United States - Psychological aspects

Criminal liability - Social aspects - United States

Violent offenders - United States

Criminal psychology - United States

Forensic psychology - United States

Forensic sociology - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The need for nuance -- Diagnoses, syndromes, and criminal responsibility -- The case for informed speculation -- Redefining probative value -- Beyond relevance -- The current state of the science and the law -- Are there "experts" on dangerousness? -- The structure of expertise in criminal cases.

Sommario/riassunto

The law frequently looks to mental health professionals to help determine whether defendants can be deemed culpable for crimes or incarcerated to prevent them from harming others. The cases of Charles McCoy, who plead not guilty by reason of insanity to the Interstate 270 shootings in Ohio, and Patricia Johnson, who recently won the right to a new trial for the 1991 murder of her husband to allow the court to consider battered woman syndrome in her defense,



involve countless mental health professionals arguing from both sides of the bench. They also demonstrate that these cases figure prominen

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019953903321

Titolo

Ciba Foundation Colloquia on Endocrinology . Volume 1 Steroid hormones and tumour growth and Steroid hormones and enzymes / / general editor for the Ciba Foundation, G. E. W. Wolstenholme, assisted by Margaret P. Cameron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Blakiston Co., 1952

ISBN

9786613679079

9781280768309

1280768304

9780470718742

0470718749

9780470716106

047071610X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Collana

Novartis Foundation Symposia ; ; v.820

Altri autori (Persone)

WolstenholmeG. E. W (Gordon Ethelbert Ward)

CameronMargaret P

Disciplina

612

Soggetti

Endocrinology

Steroids

Hormones

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

CIBA FOUNDATION COLLOQUIA ON ENDOCRINOLOGY; CONTENTS; Foreword by; BOOK I - STEROID HORMONES AND TUMOUR GROWTH; Steroids in relation to cancer from the chemical aspect; Discussion; The role of dietary trace factors in hormone-induced tissue growth; Discussion; The influence of male and female sex hormones on the development of lymphoid tumours in mice; Discussion; Steroid hormones and prostatic cancer in mice; Discussion; Carcinogenic activity of sterols; Discussion; The effect of steroid hormones on



experimental pituitary and gonadal tumorigenesis; Discussion

Some effects of steroids on the mammary glandDiscussion; Le role des hormones steroydes dans la croissance normale et pathologique de  la glande mammaire; Discussion; The effect of steroids on the incidence of mammary tumours in mice; Discussion; Hormonal responses of mammary tumours in mice; Discussion; Anti-tumour activities of steroids in animals; Discussion; The anti-androgenic control of human cancer; Discussion; Administration of massive dosage of estrogen to breast and prostatic cancer patients;  blood levels attained; Discussion

The modification of turnour-host relations by steroid hormonesDiscussion; Steroid hormones and cancer; Discussion; ACTH and cortisone in acute leukamia in children; Discussion; Adrenal function and steroid excretion in neoplastic disease; Discussion; Chairman's Closing Remarks

Sommario/riassunto

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.