RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A Judge's Three Worlds: Proof, Philosophy, and the Prison
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 123
OP 130
VO 16
IS 2
A1 Spaeth, Edmund B.
YR 1988
UL http://jaapl.org/content/16/2/123.abstract
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.