Murder and Madness: Gender and the use of the insanity defence in nineteenth century Ireland

Pauline M. Prior

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    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)19-36
    Number of pages18
    JournalNew Hibernia Review
    Volume9:4
    Publication statusPublished - 2005

    Keywords

    • gender
    • mental illness
    • insanity defence
    • crime, prison, convicts
    • Ireland, mental health services, history
    • infanticide

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