Murder and the reasonable man : passion and fear in the criminal courtroom / Cynthia Lee.
Murder and the reasonable man : passion and fear in the criminal courtroom / Cynthia Lee.
Murder and the reasonable man : passion and fear in the criminal courtroom / Cynthia Lee.
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Publisher
New York : New York University Press, 2003.
Date
2003.
Call Numbers
N345.7304/ 7
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 371 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
I. Crimes of Passion (The Doctrine of Provocation) -- 1. Female Infidelity -- 2. Unreasonable Women, Gay Men, and Men of Color -- 3. Gay Panic -- 4. Culture and Crime -- II. Crimes of Fear (The Doctrine of Self-Defense) -- 5. An Overview of the Doctrine of Self-Defense -- 6. Race and Self-Defense --...
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Publisher
New York : New York University Press, 2003.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
"In this book, Cynthia Lee demonstrates how two well-established, traditional criminal law defenses - the doctrines of provocation and self-defense - enable majority-culture defendants to justify their acts of violence. While the reasonableness requirement, inherent in both defenses, is designed to allow community input and provide greater flexibil...
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Murder and the reasonable man : passion and fear in the criminal courtroom / Cynthia Lee.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N345.7304/ 7
Record Identifier
74Vv57Ple04b
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ISBN
0814751156 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780814751152 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
345.7304
MMS ID
991017677969702626
