Constructing a defence of insanity: the role of forensic psychiatrists
This thesis explores the role of forensic psychiatrists as expert witnesses in criminal trials using the insanity defence in New Zealand. It relies on data generated through qualitative research methods and provides thick descriptions��� of how the role works in practice as forensic psychiatrists, t...
Main Author: | Thom, Katey |
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Other Authors: | Mary Finlayson |
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ResearchSpace@Auckland
2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2292/5898 |
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