RT Book
T1 The mind of the criminal: the role of developmental social cognition in criminal defense law
A1 Fontaine, Reid Griffith 1971-
LA English
PP Cambridge u.a.
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2012
ED 1. publ.
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1601358172
AB "This book discusses the excusing nature of both traditional and nontraditional criminal law defenses and questions the structure of these defenses based on scientific findings from social and developmental psychology"--
AB "In American criminal law, if a defendant demonstrates that they lack certain psychological capabilities, they may be excused of blame and punishment for wrongdoing. However, criminal defense law often fails to consider the developmental science of individual differences in ability and functioning that may inform jurisprudential issues of rational capacity and responsibility in criminal law. This book discusses the excusing nature of a range of both traditional and nontraditional criminal law defenses and questions the structure of these defenses based on scientific findings from social and developmental psychology. This book explores how research on individual differences in the development of social perception, judgment, and decision making explain why some youths and adults develop psychological tendencies that favor criminal behavior, and considers how developmental science can guide the understanding of criminal excuses and affirmative defense law. "--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN KF9242
SN 0521513766
SN 9780521513760
K1 Defense (Criminal procedure) : United States
K1 Insanity (law) : United States
K1 Criminal Psychology : United States