Thinking about the Insanity Defense

Thinking About the Insanity Defense: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions With Case Examples

Thinking about the Insanity Defense was written by Ellsworth Fersch, and Ellsworth Lapham Fersch. The 276 page book was published by iUniverse in 2005 with an ISBN 10 of 0595344127. Most books are now available in ebook, pdf and audible formats. If you need more information about this publication, it can be purchased at Amazon.com or Google Books. If the book is older and/or out of print book try to locate a copy on eBay.com. Thinking about the Insanity Defense mentions 1 serial killers including Angelo Buono. The author Ellsworth Fersch has 2 book(s) listed on Killer.Cloud used for the purpose of documenting facts about Serial Killers listed in our database.

Book Summary

Thinking About the Insanity Defense answers ninety-seven frequently asked questions and presents sixteen case examples in easily understood language. This volume provides a clear and compelling introduction to one of the most important topics in the relation between psychology and law. Compiled by members of a Harvard seminar, it directs attention to the issues most often raised by the general public and by students of social science and criminal justice. The frequently asked questions about the insanity defense address: its history and psychological aspects; the effects of different standards for determining insanity; the arguments for its retention, abolition, and revision; media and other responses to it; controversies around pre- and po...