Madness and crime

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"This book provides an authoritative and highly readable review of the relationship between madness and crime by one of the leading authorities in the field. The book is divided into four parts, each essay focusing on selected features of madness which have relevance to contemporary society. The aim is not to provide a comprehensive review of the literature, or a definitive statement about where we stand, but to reflect on central elements of a field that continues to perplex and challenge, dra…

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Title Statements

Full title :Madness and crime / Philip Bean.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Willan Publishing
Place of Publication:Cullompton
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xi, 191 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781134036196, 1134036191, 1843925508, 9781843925507
oclc:ocn844924540
LC Classification:HV6080
Dewey Decimal:364.3

Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Part1 Some thoughts on the nature of madness; Part 2 Madness as genius, and madness as an aid to creativity; Part 3 Restraining the mad; Part 4 Madness and crime; Subject Index; Author Index.

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Crime Criminal Psychology Criminologie Kriminalpsychologie Maladies mentales mental disorders Mental illness Psychische Störung Psychologie criminelle Schuldfähigkeit SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology