Crime and Madness: The Origins and Evolution of the Insanity Defense
- ISBN-10
- 0060154357
- ISBN-13
- 9780060154356
- Category
- Law / Civil Procedure
- Pages
- 201
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Author
- Thomas Maeder
Description
Traces the origins and the history of the insanity defense in the British and American legal systems, from the thirteenth century to the present, and examines current efforts to change the law, legal and psychiatric issues, and case histories
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