The insanity defense has become the most passionately debated issue in criminal law, a debate marked by slogans and stereotypes. Mr. Goldstein offers a reasoned study of that debate and the current rules behind the law, as well as a careful examination of what might be expected from any new rules now proposed.
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- Back to the Asylum: The Future of Mental Health Law and Policy in the United States by John Q. LaFond on 9 pages
- Automatism, Insanity, and the Psychology of Criminal Responsibility: A Philosophical Inquiry (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law) by Robert F. Schopp on 6 pages
- Minding Justice: Laws That Deprive People with Mental Disability of Life and Liberty by Christopher Slobogin on 5 pages
- Drugs (Contemporary Issues (Prometheus)) by Jeffrey A. Schaler on page 323, page 329, and page 338
- Knowing Right From Wrong: The Insanity Defense of Daniel McNaughtan by Richard Moran in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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