Monstrous Crimes and the Failure of Forensic Psychiatry |
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| Author:
| Douard, John
Schultz, Pamela D. |
| Series title: | International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-94-007-5278-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands
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| Imprint: | Springer |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $179.99USD $179.99 |
Book Description:
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This book addresses the ways in which the metaphor of the criminal as monster is used to scapegoat certain categories of crimes and criminals for anxieties about our own potential for deviant, and, indeed, dangerous interests.
This book addresses the ways in which the metaphor of the criminal as monster is used to scapegoat certain categories of crimes and criminals for anxieties about our own potential for deviant, and, indeed, dangerous interests.