The Mad, the Bad, and the Innocent: The Criminal Mind on Trial - Tales of a Forensic Psychologist

The New York area's premier forensic psychologist--the expert prosecutors turn to when a defendant claims insanity--looks back over her most celebrated cases to deliver a no-holds-barred critique of recent insanity defense abuses. Zeroing in on cases such as the Menendez brothers and Jeffrey Dahmer, Kirwin shows how unscrupulous defense attorneys and overzealous prosecutors have perverted the true purpose of the insanity defense. of photos.

Author: Barbara Kirwin, Kirwin
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 08/11/1997
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.32w x 1.02d
ISBN: 9780316494991

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/15/1997 pg. 52
Publishers Weekly 08/25/1997 pg. 58
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/1997 pg. 1006
Booklist 08/01/1997 pg. 1864
New York Times 10/26/1997 pg. 24
School Library Journal 01/01/1998 pg. 138
Library Journal 03/15/1997