Characteristics and disposition of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity in New York State, 1971-1976
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 136 (5) , 655-660
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.5.655
Abstract
In order to develop an empirical profile of persons acquitted by reason of insanity from which policy could be developed, the authors studied all acquittals in New York State from 1971-1976. During...Keywords
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