PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Spaeth, Edmund B.
TI  - A Judge's Three Worlds: Proof, Philosophy, and the Prison
DP  - 1988 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 123--130
VI  - 16
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/16/2/123.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/16/2/123.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1988 Jun 01; 16
AB  - Tensions between the world of science and the world of law may arise because of their differing viewpoints and philosophies. Disagreements may center around such questions as what constitutes proof, around human behavior, and around the use of the insanity defense in criminal cases. The just deserts model is examined and is criticized as being harsh and possibly unrealistic in today's society.