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Minds on Trial : Great Cases in Law and Psychology.
Başlık:
Minds on Trial : Great Cases in Law and Psychology.
Yazar:
Ewing, Charles Patrick.
ISBN:
9780198040149
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1 online resource (303 pages)
İçerik:
CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 Profiling the "Mad Bomber" -- 2 The Formative Years of an Assassin -- 3 Uncommon Victim or Common Criminal? -- 4 "You Did It, So Why Not Confess?" -- 5 Where the Public Peril Begins -- 6 The Myth of the Twinkie Defense -- 7 Judging the Experts? -- 8 Shooting for the Stars -- 9 A Message in the Music -- 10 Is He "Ivan the Terrible"? -- 11 Equivocating on Death -- 12 Serial Murder, Necrophilia, and Cannibalism -- 13 A Swing of King Solomon's Sword -- 14 Recovered Memories or False Allegations? -- 15 A Fool for a Client? -- 16 A Question of Competence -- 17 Predicting the Violence of a Professional Fighter -- 18 Mental Retardation, Decency, and the Death Penalty -- 19 An American Tragedy -- 20 What Makes a Man a Man? -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Özet:
Minds on Trial: Great Cases in Law and Psychology gives you an inside view of 20 of the highest profile legal cases of the last 50 years. The authors skillfully convey the psychological and legal drama of each case, while providing important and fresh professional insights. Mental health and legal professionals, as well as others with an interest in psychology and the law will have a hard time putting this scholarly, yet readable book down.
Notlar:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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