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The Defense of Insanity, The World Over is the 10th in a series of books that examines and compares social issues or social problems from an explicitly comparative perspective. This volume examines and compares the criteria and procedures surrounding the defense of insanity across twenty-two countries. In addition to the criteria for each of the countries, Simon and Ahn-Redding report the burden of proof; whether this burden is on the side of the defense or the prosecution; the degree, beyond a reasonable doubt or by a preponderance of the evidence; the form the verdict takes; who typically decides, a judge or a jury; what role experts play in the proceedings; and what happens to the defendant if he or she is found not guilty by reason of insanity. The Defense of Insanity, The World Over provides a history of the defense of insanity going as far back as ancient Greek and Roman societies including the development of the defense in modern legal codes beginning with the British criteria in 1265. This one-of-a-kind study also looks at how the defense of insanity is treated in Jewish and Islamic law. Simon and Ahn-Redding have crafted an expert study that will appeal to scholar of sociology, criminal justice, and international studies.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social issues & processes

• Full title: Insanity Defense the World Over
• Author: Rita J. Simon, Heather Ahn-Redding
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 254
• EAN: 9780739115916
• ISBN: 073911591X
• ID: 04902541
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Weight: 531 g
• Dimensions: 239 × 164 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 29. June 2006

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