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- Title
Preliminary examination of an insanity defense typology: Prevalence rates and correlates.
- Authors
Brown, Kimberly P.; Wood, Mary Elizabeth
- Abstract
The present investigation was designed to systematically examine the insanity defense typology proposed by Brown (2018) using a large sample of cases wherein there was support for the insanity defense. A total of 187 court‐ordered cases in which an insanity defense was supported were categorized based on the typology. The sample comprised of mostly single, middle‐aged males who had been charged with a felony and diagnosed with a psychotic disorder. About half the sample was ultimately adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity by the court. About two‐thirds of the cases were categorized into one of the seven insanity defense subtypes using a coding scheme developed by the author of the typology. Inter‐rater agreement occurred 82% of the time. The most frequent subtype was Paranoid Self‐Defense, followed by "But It's Mine" and Paranoid Protection of Others. There were few differences among these subtypes based on demographic, clinical, offense, and outcome variables, except for presence of a primary psychotic disorder and offense type. Implications and ideas for future research are discussed.
- Subjects
INSANITY defense; PSYCHOLOGICAL typologies; FORENSIC psychology; PARANOIA; PSYCHOSES
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2021, Vol 39, Issue 6, p695
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.2532