Monstrous crimes and the failure of forensic psychiatry
Criminal psychology Forensic psychiatry Law Consciousness Ethics Law -- Psychological aspects Law and Psychology Personality and Social Psychology Psychiatry Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History sähkökirjat
Springer
2013
EISBN 9789400752795
The metaphor of the monster or predator usually a sexual predator, drug dealer in areas frequented by children, or psychopathic murderer is a powerful framing device in public discourse about how the criminal justice system should respond to serious violent crimes. The cultural history of the monster reveals significant features of the metaphor that raise questions about the extent to which justice can be achieved in both the punishment of what are regarded as ""monstrous crimes"" and the treatment of those who commit such crimes. This book is the first to address the connections between the h
