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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
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021
Subjects:
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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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology::JMK Criminal or forensic psychology
thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues::LAZ Legal history
thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNF Criminal law: procedure and offences::LNFB Criminal justice law
thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNF Criminal law: procedure and offences::LNFX Criminal procedure
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKL Psychiatry
Online Access:453474
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