Monstrous Crimes and the Failure of Forensic Psychiatry
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Series: | International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine,
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
