LEADER 03367nam 22007574a 450 001 9910465179403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4294-0297-0 010 $a0-19-804096-2 010 $a1-280-84603-8 035 $a(CKB)2560000000299412 035 $a(EBL)272527 035 $a(OCoLC)476011220 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000229787 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11190719 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000229787 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10172722 035 $a(PQKB)10559367 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000075953 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC272527 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL272527 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10215766 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL84603 035 $a(OCoLC)648348822 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000299412 100 $a20060227d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aProving the unprovable$b[electronic resource] $ethe role of law, science, and speculation in adjudicating culpability and dangerousness /$fChristopher Slobogin 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 225 1 $aAmerican Psychology-Law Society series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-518995-7 311 $a0-19-989398-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aThe law frequently looks to mental health professionals to help determine whether defendants can be deemed culpable for crimes or incarcerated to prevent them from harming others. The cases of Charles McCoy, who plead not guilty by reason of insanity to the Interstate 270 shootings in Ohio, and Patricia Johnson, who recently won the right to a new trial for the 1991 murder of her husband to allow the court to consider battered woman syndrome in her defense, involve countless mental health professionals arguing from both sides of the bench. They also demonstrate that these cases figure prominen 410 0$aAmerican Psychology-Law Society series. 606 $aEvidence, Expert$zUnited States 606 $aCriminal liability$zUnited States$xPsychological aspects 606 $aCriminal liability$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aViolent offenders$zUnited States 606 $aCriminal psychology$zUnited States 606 $aForensic psychology$zUnited States 606 $aForensic sociology$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEvidence, Expert 615 0$aCriminal liability$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aCriminal liability$xSocial aspects 615 0$aViolent offenders 615 0$aCriminal psychology 615 0$aForensic psychology 615 0$aForensic sociology 676 $a345.73/067 700 $aSlobogin$b Christopher$f1951-$0892988 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465179403321 996 $aProving the unprovable$91994591 997 $aUNINA