A Case Study in the Insanity Defense-The Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr.-The Final Act - Coursebook 4 Revised edition

Presents clinical background and summarizes the history of the insanity defense. The heart of the book features extensive excerpts of testimony from the trial of John W. Hinckley Jr, and draws out the widely contrasting accounts of Hinckley's psychiatric condition, motivations, and legal responsibility at the time of the offense.