Tag results for: Mental Health

Research from the University of Missouri suggests that genetic explanations for criminal behavior have no mitigating effect on a jury. Environmental explanations they say, show an offender as a victim who has suffered harm which results in society assigning less blame for their criminal actions.

An in-depth look at criminal behaviour and the introduction of insanity as a defence in 19th century Victorian Britain. Author David Vaughan provides excellent reference material on the topic alongside 25 fascinating case histories. Did mad people suffer, or did the guilty escape?

The Joseph Christopher case is explored by author Catherine Pelonero illustrating serial murder encased in mental illness and the complex issue of justice.

A new research study has explored stalking behaviours and how they can lead to the murder of a victim highlighting the prevalence of obsession and fixation.

A new intervention reduces criminal convictions, jail time, and hospitalizations by roughly 50 percent among people with severe mental illness.