The Rules of Insanity: Moral Responsibility and the Mentally IllAddresses the question: Can we apply ordinary standards of responsibility to the mentally disordered offender? |
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Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment D. Richard Laws,William T. O'Donohue Limited preview - 2008 |