Psychiatric Aspects of Justification, Excuse and Mitigation in Anglo-American Criminal Law - Couverture souple

Buchanan, Alec

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853027979 ISBN 13 : 9781853027970

Editeur : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000

Synopsis

Violent crimes committed by the mentally disordered attract academic and public attention. They raise issues of moral responsibility and public protection. This study systematically analyses the principles underlying those legal and medical devices which enable the courts to make special arrangements for the mentally disordered.

Buchanan examines three fundamental precepts in criminal law: justification, excuse and mitigation. A defendant who has been proved guilty can usually have his or her sentence reduced only where one of these three principles applies. The way that the courts interpret notions of responsibility and choice may influence the outcome considerably. For mentally disordered offenders, the matter becomes even more complicated - this is where the psychological and psychiatric aspects of justification, excuse and mitigation come into play. The author combines a jurisprudential analysis of the above with a discussion of current legal provision for mentally disordered offenders in England and America. This thought-provoking book will be of particular interest to a wide range of professionals in the forensic field, as well as to academics specialising in mental health law and the philosophy of psychiatry.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alec Buchanan is a forensic psychiatrist working at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. He has published research on the phenomenology of mental illness and the assessment of risk.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853027979
• ISBN 13: 9781853027970
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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