Psychiatric defence of a Nigerian minor with intellectual disability and co-morbid mental illness: An exploration into legal grounds
People with intellectual disability and co-morbid serious mental illness are sometimes involved as perpetrators of an offence and suffer exploitation in the criminal justice system. Understanding the link between mental illness and crime and the experience of an accused deserves attention b...
Main Authors: | Akanni Oluyemi O., Igbinomwanhia Nosa G. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Victimology Society of Serbia and Prometej-Beograd
2020-01-01
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Series: | Temida |
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Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2020/1450-66372002229A.pdf |
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