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Morally excused but socially excluded: Denying agency through the defense of mental impairment
Defendants can deny they have agency, and thus responsibility, for a crime by using a defense of mental impairment. We argue that although this strategy may help defendants evade blame, it may carry longer-term social costs, as lay people’s perceptions of a person’s agency might determine some of th...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9321370/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35881629 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272061 |
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