03367nam 22007574a 450 991046517940332120200520144314.01-4294-0297-00-19-804096-21-280-84603-8(CKB)2560000000299412(EBL)272527(OCoLC)476011220(SSID)ssj0000229787(PQKBManifestationID)11190719(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000229787(PQKBWorkID)10172722(PQKB)10559367(StDuBDS)EDZ0000075953(MiAaPQ)EBC272527(Au-PeEL)EBL272527(CaPaEBR)ebr10215766(CaONFJC)MIL84603(OCoLC)648348822(EXLCZ)99256000000029941220060227d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrProving the unprovable[electronic resource] the role of law, science, and speculation in adjudicating culpability and dangerousness /Christopher SloboginNew York Oxford University Press20071 online resource (208 p.)American Psychology-Law Society seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-518995-7 0-19-989398-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 prominenAmerican Psychology-Law Society series.Evidence, ExpertUnited StatesCriminal liabilityUnited StatesPsychological aspectsCriminal liabilitySocial aspectsUnited StatesViolent offendersUnited StatesCriminal psychologyUnited StatesForensic psychologyUnited StatesForensic sociologyUnited StatesElectronic books.Evidence, ExpertCriminal liabilityPsychological aspects.Criminal liabilitySocial aspectsViolent offendersCriminal psychologyForensic psychologyForensic sociology345.73/067Slobogin Christopher1951-892988MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465179403321Proving the unprovable1994591UNINA