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Paperback Monstrous Crimes and the Failure of Forensic Psychiatry Book

ISBN: 9400796056

ISBN13: 9789400796058

Monstrous Crimes and the Failure of Forensic Psychiatry

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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...

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