The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau: Psychiatry and the Law in the Gilded Age

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1996
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By analyzing the trial of Charles Guiteau, who assassinated US President Garfield in 1881, this text explores insanity and criminal responsibility in the late-19th century. Although the role of genetics in behaviour had been accepted, the trial debated whether heredity influenced Guiteau's actions.

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By analyzing the trial of Charles Guiteau, who assassinated US President Garfield in 1881, this text explores insanity and criminal responsibility in the late-19th century. Although the role of genetics in behaviour had been accepted, the trial debated whether heredity influenced Guiteau's actions.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 308
Edition: New edition
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 16 Apr 1996
ISBN 10: 0226727173
ISBN 13: 9780226727172