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The Mad, the Bad, and the Innocent: The Criminal Mind on Trial - Tales of a Forensic Psychologist
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Mad, the Bad, and the Innocent: The Criminal Mind on Trial - Tales of a Forensic Psychologist
Contributors:
By (Author) Barbara R Kirwin
Publisher:
Little, Brown & Company
Imprint:
Little, Brown & Company
Publication Date:
11th August 1997
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
614.1092
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
320
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Description
The New York area's premier forensic psychologist--the expert prosecutors turn to when a defendant claims insanity--looks back over her most celebrated cases to deliver a no-holds-barred critique of recent insanity defense abuses. Zeroing in on cases such as the Menendez brothers and Jeffrey Dahmer, Kirwin shows how unscrupulous defense attorneys and overzealous prosecutors have perverted the true purpose of the insanity defense. of photos.
