Insanity acquittals in New York State, 1965--1978
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23156895 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry J Steadman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 137 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 321-326 |
| Publication date | 1980-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-953X • E-ISSN: 1535-7228 |
| Publisher | American Psychiatric Association Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1176/ajp.137.3.321 |
| PMID | 7356059 |
| OpenAlex | W2414781025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 4 |
The author presents data on the use of the insanity defense to provide a basis for current debates on its revision. Generally, the experience in New York State in 1976--1978 reflects an increasing number of insanity acquittals over 1965--1976, but the characteristics and length of hospitalization of the defendants remained fairly similar. In addition, in some counties the defense was used often, but in others it was not used at all. The author suggests that similar, more sophisticated analyses of the actual operation of the insanity defense be carried out to establish an adequate basis for designing rational social policy.
Criminology · Insanity · Psychiatry · State (computer science) · Computer Science · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society
Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among Incarcerated Women
Characteristics of Persons Utilizing the Insanity Plea
Effects upon Social Perceptions of the Insanity Plea
Murder
A Review of Research on the Insanity Defense
Oregon's Psychiatric Security Review Board
Not guilty by reason of insanity evaluations
The Insanity Defense
Detention Patterns of Successful and Unsuccessful Insanity Defendants
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 1996 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |