Alcohol, crime and judgments of responsibility : sentencing practice in a magistrates' court

Debate about the status of the intoxication excuse as a legal defence is rooted in lay theories, or common sense assumptions, about the effects of alcohol on rationality and intentionality. There has been less concern to clarify the controversial use of information about defendants' intoxicatio...

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Main Author: Rumgay, Judith
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 1992
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.645357