Book Series: The Insanity Defense

The Insanity Defense

By Richard Worth, Austin Sarat

Explores the legal strategy behind the insanity defense, examining key cases utilizing the defense throughout history and debunking popular myths regarding its scope and consequences.

The Insanity Defense

By Abraham S. Goldstein

The insanity defense has become the most passionately debated issue in criminal law, a debate marked by slogans and stereotypes.

The Insanity Defense: Multidisciplinary Views on its History, Trends, and Controversies

By Mark D. White

This book presents a range of expert viewpoints on the insanity defense, exposing common myths; investigating its effectiveness and place in our legal system through history, case studies, and comparative analysis; and supplying ...

The Insanity Defense: The Complete Prose

By Woody Allen

Comprising the classic bestsellers Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, this definitive collection of comic writings is from a man who needs no Introduction.

The Insanity Defense: A Critical Assessment of Law and Policy in the Post-Hinckley Era

By Rita James Simon, David E. Aaronson

No area of criminal law has been the subject of more controversy than the insanity defense. The Insanity Defense is a clear assessment of this issue as it exists in...

The Insanity Defense: Multidisciplinary Views on Its History, Trends, and Controversies

By Mark D. White

How often is the defense of insanity or temporary insanity for accused criminals valid—or is it ever legitimate? This unique work presents multidisciplinary viewpoints that explain, support, and critique the insanity defense as it stands.