Abstract
The lack of scientific or clinical clarity faced by courts dealing with cases involving intoxicated criminal defendants is unavoidable, but introducing further legal ambiguity to meet policy goals introduces ever greater risk of problematic (including unjust) legal outcomes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2210-2212 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Addiction |
Volume | 115 |
Issue number | 12 |
Early online date | 6 Oct 2020 |
DOIs |
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Publication status | Published - Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- Alcohol and drugs
- criminal law
- mens rea
- mental disorders
- psychosis
- self‐defence