TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - The mental disability requirement in the insanity defense
JO  - Behavioral sciences and the law
A1  - Slovenko, Ralph
SP  - 165
EP  - 180
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - This paper offers a discussion of some of the nuances of mental disease or defect as required for the insanity defense in criminal law. It also compares and contrasts the mental disease or defect definitions of criminal law with those definitions used in clinical practice. It points out a general pattern of vagueness and dispute regarding the proper interpretation of the mental disability requirement in the insanity defense and in other legal provisions. It reports a variety of interpretations by courts and commentators regarding the meaning of these phrases, and it reports attempts by state legislatures to narrow the range of applicable conditions by excluding various mental or emotional states. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-3936
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199904/06)17:2<165::AID-BSL337>3.0.CO;2-Y
ID  - ref1
ER  -