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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.

Table of Contents
1: July the Second 2: September 8, 1841-July 2, 1881 Charles J. Guiteau 3: The Prisoner, Psychiatry, and the Law 4: Before the Trial 5: The Trial Begins 6: Enter Dr. Spitzka 7: Interlude 8: The Trial Ends 9: The Condemned 10: Aftermath A Note on Sources Index

The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 15/10/1995
    ISBN13: 9780226727172, 978-0226727172
    ISBN10: 0226727173
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    Law Criminal law: procedure and offences Behaviourism, Behavioural theory

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    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.

    Table of Contents
    1: July the Second 2: September 8, 1841-July 2, 1881 Charles J. Guiteau 3: The Prisoner, Psychiatry, and the Law 4: Before the Trial 5: The Trial Begins 6: Enter Dr. Spitzka 7: Interlude 8: The Trial Ends 9: The Condemned 10: Aftermath A Note on Sources Index

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