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Elimination of the exculpatory insanity rule. A modern societal need
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Elimination of the exculpatory insanity rule. A modern societal need
Psychiatr Clin North Am.
1983 Dec.
Abstract
The author argues that on rational, humanitarian, professional, societal, and constitutional grounds, the insanity defense as currently employed in the United States should be abolished. This comprehensive article discusses the constitutionality of abolition, alternatives to the insanity defense, and much more.
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