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Dangerous Psychopaths: Criminally Responsible But Not Morally Responsible, Subject To Criminal Punishment And To Preventive Detention, Ken M. Levy
Journal Articles
How should we judge psychopaths, both morally and in the criminal justice system? This Article will argue that psychopaths are generally not morally responsible for their bad acts simply because they cannot understand, and therefore be guided by, moral reasons.
Scholars and lawyers who endorse the same conclusion automatically tend to infer from this premise that psychopaths should not be held criminally punishable for their criminal acts. These scholars and lawyers are making this assumption (that just criminal punishment requires moral responsibility) on the basis of one of two deeper assumptions: that either criminal punishment directly requires moral responsibility or …
The Case Of The Tranquilized Defendant, Madison Callaway Moseley
The Case Of The Tranquilized Defendant, Madison Callaway Moseley
Louisiana Law Review
No abstract provided.
Suicide:Psychoanalytic And Medicolegal Aspects, Edmund Bergler
Suicide:Psychoanalytic And Medicolegal Aspects, Edmund Bergler
Louisiana Law Review
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The Attempt As A Responsive Verdict, George D. Ernest Jr.
The Attempt As A Responsive Verdict, George D. Ernest Jr.
Louisiana Law Review
No abstract provided.
Present Insanity - Its Scope And Determination, Charest D. Thibaut
Present Insanity - Its Scope And Determination, Charest D. Thibaut
Louisiana Law Review
No abstract provided.
Criminal Law - Assault With An Unloaded Firearm, J. M. S.
Criminal Law - Assault With An Unloaded Firearm, J. M. S.
Louisiana Law Review
No abstract provided.
Criminal Law - Contributing To The Delinquency Of Minors - Adjudgment Of Minor As Delinquent As A Prerequisite, B. R. D.
Louisiana Law Review
No abstract provided.