| Psychiatric Aspects of Justification, Excuse and Mitigation in Anglo-American Criminal Law Contributor(s): Buchanan, Alec (Author) |
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ISBN: 1853027979 ISBN-13: 9781853027970 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2000 Annotation: Violent crimes committed by the mentally disordered attract academic and public attention. They raise issues of moral responsibility and public protection. This study systematically analyses the principles underlying those legal and medical devices which enable the courts to make special arrangements for the mentally disordered. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Forensic Psychology - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Psychology | Psychopathology - General |
| Dewey: 345.730 |
| LCCN: 99042862 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.15" W x 9.12" (0.55 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Buchanan, Alec: - Alec Buchanan is a forensic psychiatrist working at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. He has published research on the phenomenology of mental illness and the assessment of risk. |