Monstrous Crimes and the Failure of Forensic Psychiatry

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Douard, John (Συγγραφέας), Schultz, Pamela D. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, 53
• Θέματα: Law.; Ethics.; Psychiatry.; Law > Philosophy.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Psychology.; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.; Law and Psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.

The metaphor of the monster or predator—usually a sexual predator, drug dealer in areas frequented by children, or psychopathic murderer—is a powerful framing device in public discourse about how the criminal justice system should respond to serious violent crimes. The cultural history of the monste...