Negotiating Responsibility : Law, Murder, and States of Mind.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Making and Mapping of Capital Murder Case Files -- 3 Criminological Thinking and Ways of "Knowing" the Criminal -- 4 Negotiating Responsibility in Law's "Marketplace": Beyond the Insanity Defence -- 5 The Racialization of Criminal Responsibility -- 6 Murder between "Wives" and "Husbands" -- 7 Concluding Thoughts -- Appendices -- Appendix A-1: Capital Case File Summary -- Appendix A-2: Demographic Profile and Principal Legal Features of Case Files -- Appendix B: Alphabetical List of Capital Case Files with Archival References -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Kimberly White provides an essential point of reference from which to evaluate current criminal law practices and law reform initiatives in Canada.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.