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Ewing, Charles Patrick; McCann, Joseph T. - Minds on Trial - 9780195181760 - V9780195181760
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Minds on Trial

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Description for Minds on Trial hardcover. Details 20 court cases that turned, at least in part, on the expertise of forensic psychologists and psychiatrists. This casebook also includes cases involved in psychological issues such as: insanity, criminal profiling, capital punishment, competence to stand trial, infanticide, domestic violence, false confessions and psychological autopsies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JMK; LN; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
Everyday, in courtrooms everywhere, people's lives are touched and shaped by judgments and verdicts influenced by the testimony of psychologists and other mental health experts. This casebook details 20 high-profile court cases that turned, at least in part, on the expertise of forensic psychologists and psychiatrists and involved such psychological issues as insanity, criminal profiling, capital punishment, competence to stand trial, infanticide, domestic violence, false confessions, and psychological autopsies. The defendents in these cases range from household names such as Woodly Allen, Mike Tyson, Patty Hearst, and Jeffrey Dahmer to others whose brief brush with infamy has long been forgotten. ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195181760
SKU
V9780195181760
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a thoughtful and intersting review of the sometimes controversial role of expert psychological evidence.

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