The Determination of Criminal Insanity in Western Nigeria
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 4252296 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Leigh Bienen, Leigh B Bienen (autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 1976 |
| Volumen | 14 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 219-245 |
| Fecha de publicación | 1976-06-01 |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x0005326x |
| OpenAlex | W2165999820 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
| Referencias citadas | 5 |
This article grew out of a more detailed study of all tried cases of homicide in Western Nigeria from 1966 to 1972. While reading more than I00 court transcripts and trial opinions, I was struck by what seemed an inordinately large number of accused with symptoms which westerners associate with mental or emotional illness. I was also conscious of judges being forced to apply an awkward, and at best difficult, standard for the determination of criminal insanity with sparse direct evidence and, in many cases, without the help of expert testimony
Criminology · Homicide · Insanity · Medical emergency · Mental health · Mental illness · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Reading (process) · Suicide prevention · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
| Citas por año | 0,04 |
|---|---|
| Intervalo de citas | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Altamente citado | No |