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Preferred term
defenses to criminal responsbility
Definition
- Although the insanity defense is numerically insignificant, it remains profoundly important to the criminal justice system as the focal point of the ongoing debate on the relationship between legal responsibility, free will, mental illness, and punishment. The insanity defense has substantially survived in spite of persistent philosophical and political criticism. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Criminal Responsibility, Defenses and Standards]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/defenses_to_criminal_responsbility
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