Manifest Madness: Mental Incapacity in the Criminal Law

Manifest Madness: Mental Incapacity in the Criminal Law

Whether it is a question of the age below which a child cannot be held liable for their actions, or the attribution of responsibility to defendants with mental illnesses, mental incapacity is a central concern for legal actors, policy makers, and legislators when it comes to crime and justice. Under...

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Main Author: Loughnan, Arlie (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Oxford University Press 2012
Subjects:
Criminal or forensic psychology
Legal history
Criminal justice law
Criminal procedure
Psychiatry
normality
legal doctrines
mental order
mental incapacity
abnormality
justice
crime
criminal law
mental illness
criminal responsibility
Creative Commons
Defendant
Diminished responsibility
Fitness to plead
Infanticide
Insanity
Insanity defense
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