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The insanity defense : a critical assessment of law and policy in the post-Hinckley era

Author: Rita J Simon; David E Aaronson
Publisher: New York : Praeger, 1988.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Simon, Rita J. (Rita James), 1931-
Insanity defense.
New York : Praeger, 1988
(OCoLC)569139316
Online version:
Simon, Rita J. (Rita James), 1931-
Insanity defense.
New York : Praeger, 1988
(OCoLC)607789929
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Rita J Simon; David E Aaronson
ISBN: 0275928306 9780275928308 0275928314 9780275928315
OCLC Number: 16832812
Notes: Includes index.
Description: xi, 279 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Introduction and historical review --
Rules of law and burdens of proof : from Durham to the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 / with the assistance of Eric Yarvin --
Expert witnesses in insanity defense trials / with the assistance of Gloria Danziger and Nancy Streef --
The jury and the insanity defense --
Survey of judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and mental health professionals --
Alternatives : the movement to abolish the defense, and the guilty but mentally ill verdict / with the assistance of Paul Schneiderman and David Frankel --
How other countries view the insanity defense --
Depictions of the insanity defense in fiction and theater / with the assistance of Peter Darvas.
Responsibility: Rita J. Simon, David E. Aaronson ; foreword by Barrington D. Parker.

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