Characteristics of Persons Utilizing the Insanity Plea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13667304 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M R S Hawkins (0009-0009-3290-290X, University of Wyoming, corresponding author), Michael R Hawkins (University of Wyoming), Richard A Pasewark (University of Wyoming) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 191-195 |
| Publication date | 1983-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1983.53.1.191 |
| PMID | 6635064 |
| OpenAlex | W2065271775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
Analysis of studies reporting upon defendants using the insanity defense suggests such defendants to be generally: male, of Caucasian ethnicity, older than the typical criminal defendant, single, unskilled vocationally, having previous psychiatric hospitalization, and having a prior arrest history
Criminology · Ethnic group · Forensic psychiatry · Insanity · Plea · Political science · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Law · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 2018 (33) |
| Highly cited | No |