Public opinion of forensic psychiatry following the Hinckley verdict.
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The authors obtained opinions of forensic psychiatry in a community survey following the not guilty by reason of insanity verdict in the Hinckley trial. A majority of respondents expressed little or no confidence in the specific psychiatric testimony in the Hinckley trial and only modest faith in the general ability of psychiatrists to determine legal insanity. Respondents' general and specific attitudes were strongly related. Younger people and women were more positive in their views of psychiatry in the courtroom.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of psychiatry
دوره 141 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984