Insanity on Trial

by Norman J Finkel and Norman J. Finkel

Book Overview

The insanity defense debate has come full circle, again. The current round began when John Hinckley opened fire; in 1843, it was Daniel M'Naghten who pulled the trigger; the "acts" of both would-be "insanity acquittees" provoked the press, the populace, a President, and a Queen to expressions of outrage, and triggered Congress, the House of Lords, judges, jurists, psychologists, and psychiatrists to debate this most maddening matter. "Insanity" -which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306428997
• ISBN13: 9780306428999
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"