Psychopathy in South African criminal case law between 1947 and 1999: an exploration of the relationship between psychology and law

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dc.contributor.advisorLouw, Johannen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorTredoux, Colinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSilkstone, Christineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-10T13:40:14Z
dc.date.available2015-01-10T13:40:14Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study drew on South African criminal case reports containing judicial pronouncements on psychopathy between 1947 and 1999 to explore the historical relationship between psychology and the law. In criminal law, where mental illness is alleged, the issue of responsibility arises. During the period of the study, there were important legal developments in the criminal law relating to criminal responsibility, including the formulation of a statutory test for capacity in 1977 that did away with the M’Naghten Rules and irresistible impulse principle, ... Diminished responsibility was also entrenched in the criminal law in the same Act. Psychopathy provided an interesting case study as, in terms of legal thinking, a diagnosis may indicate pathology but is not of a degree that it necessarily follows that it would be unreasonable to assign blame in law.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSilkstone, C. (2012). <i>Psychopathy in South African criminal case law between 1947 and 1999: an exploration of the relationship between psychology and law</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12009en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSilkstone, Christine. <i>"Psychopathy in South African criminal case law between 1947 and 1999: an exploration of the relationship between psychology and law."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12009en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSilkstone, C. 2012. Psychopathy in South African criminal case law between 1947 and 1999: an exploration of the relationship between psychology and law. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Silkstone, Christine AB - This study drew on South African criminal case reports containing judicial pronouncements on psychopathy between 1947 and 1999 to explore the historical relationship between psychology and the law. In criminal law, where mental illness is alleged, the issue of responsibility arises. During the period of the study, there were important legal developments in the criminal law relating to criminal responsibility, including the formulation of a statutory test for capacity in 1977 that did away with the M’Naghten Rules and irresistible impulse principle, ... Diminished responsibility was also entrenched in the criminal law in the same Act. Psychopathy provided an interesting case study as, in terms of legal thinking, a diagnosis may indicate pathology but is not of a degree that it necessarily follows that it would be unreasonable to assign blame in law. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Psychopathy in South African criminal case law between 1947 and 1999: an exploration of the relationship between psychology and law TI - Psychopathy in South African criminal case law between 1947 and 1999: an exploration of the relationship between psychology and law UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12009 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12009
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSilkstone C. Psychopathy in South African criminal case law between 1947 and 1999: an exploration of the relationship between psychology and law. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12009en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherResearch Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titlePsychopathy in South African criminal case law between 1947 and 1999: an exploration of the relationship between psychology and lawen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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