Minds on trial : great cases in law and psychology /
Ewing, Charles Patrick,1949-
McCann., Joseph T.
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
George Metesky: profiling the "Mad Bomber" -- Lee Harvey Oswald: the formative years of an assassin -- Patricia Hearst: uncommon victim or common criminal? -- The Guilford Four: "you did it, so why not confess?" -- Prosenjit Poddar and Tatiana Tarasoff: where the public peril begins -- Dan White: the myth of the twinkie defense -- Cameron Hooker: judging the experts? -- John W. Hinckley, Jr.: shooting for the stars -- Judas Priest: a message in the music -- John Demjanjuk: is he "Ivan the Terrible?" -- The U.S.S. Iowa: equivocating on death -- Jeffery Dahmer: serial murder, necrophilia, and cannibalism -- Woody Allen and Mia Farrow: a swing of King Solomon's sword -- Gary and Holly Ramona: recovered memories or false allegations? -- Colin Ferguson: a fool for a client? -- Ralph Tortorici: a question of competence -- Mike Tyson: predicting the violence of a professional fighter -- Daryl Atkins: mental retardation, decency, and the death penalty -- Andrea Yates: an American tragedy -- Michael Kantaras: what makes a man a man?
Forensic psychology
Forensic psychiatry
Insanity