Reform of the Federal Insanity Defense
Title | Reform of the Federal Insanity Defense PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 746 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Criminal liability |
ISBN |
Reform of the Federal Insanity Defense
Title | Reform of the Federal Insanity Defense PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 735 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Insanity (Law) |
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Before and After Hinckley
Title | Before and After Hinckley PDF eBook |
Author | Henry J. Steadman |
Publisher | Guilford Press |
Total Pages | 220 |
Release | 1993-05-21 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 9780898622805 |
The insanity acquittal of John Hinckley in June, 1982 for the attempted assassination of then President, Ronald Reagan, sparked a flurry of legislative rhetoric and public inquiry about how to stop such "abuses." State and federal legislators, buttressed by professional associations' resolutions for reform, responded with a wide array of proposals for statutory reform insanity defense. Based on six years of research--which constituted the largest study ever conducted of insanity defense pleas in the U.S.--this book describes the impact of the reforms instituted both before and after Hinckley's assassination attempt. In so doing, the volume offers the most authoritative, empirically sound answers to controversial questions about who uses the insanity defense, about its presumed abuses, and about what really happens when legislators respond to public pressure to tighten statutes.
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws
Title | Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Criminal law |
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Working Papers of the National Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws Relating to the Study Draft of the New Federal Criminal Code
Title | Working Papers of the National Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws Relating to the Study Draft of the New Federal Criminal Code PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 798 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Criminal law |
ISBN |
The Insanity Defense and Its Alternatives
Title | The Insanity Defense and Its Alternatives PDF eBook |
Author | Ingo Keilitz |
Publisher | Institute |
Total Pages | 104 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
Criminal Justice Reform Act of 1982
Title | Criminal Justice Reform Act of 1982 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 26 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Criminal justice, Administration of |
ISBN |