Law, common sense and the authority of science: Expert witnesses and criminal insanity in England, ca. 1840-1940

Social and Legal Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 343-362

  Ward, Tony ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031489626     PISSN: 09646639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096466399700600302     Document Type: Review

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