The Mad, the Bad, and the Innocent: The Criminal Mind on Trial - Tales of a Forensic Psychologist

The Mad, the Bad, and the Innocent: The Criminal Mind on Trial - Tales of a Forensic Psychologist

1st Edition

Hardback (11 Aug 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The New York area's premier forensic psychologist--the expert prosecutors turn to when a defendant claims insanity--looks back over her most celebrated cases to deliver a no-holds-barred critique of recent insanity defense abuses. Zeroing in on cases such as the Menendez brothers and Jeffrey Dahmer, Kirwin shows how unscrupulous defense attorneys and overzealous prosecutors have perverted the true purpose of the insanity defense. of photos.

Book information

ISBN: 9780316494991
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Little, Brown and Company
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 614.1092
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 306
Weight: 544g
Height: 248mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 26mm