Insanity Defense Consequences: Juror Knowledge and Its Role in Verdict Formation

The insanity defense is rarely used, even more rarely successful, and persistently poorly understood. A half century's worth of research indicates that potential jurors (i.e., members of the general public) harbor misconceptions about the insanity defense, including that defendants found not gu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Kanani, Haleh
Format:	Dissertation
Language:	English
Published:	ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01-01-2024
Subjects:	Criminology Law Psychology Public policy
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!