The Criminal Imbecile: An Analysis of Three Remarkable Murder CasesGoddard, Henry Herbert
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The Criminal Imbecile: An Analysis of Three Remarkable Murder Cases
Goddard, Henry Herbert
Crime -- Case studies; Murder -- Case studies; Offenders with mental disabilities -- Case studies
Quality of an act, meaning of, 96.
St. Vincent's School, 7, 116.
School, failure in, sign of mental defect, 37.
Gianini case, 35-37, 124.
Pennington case, 54.
Tronson case, 66.
Segregation, 107.
Sexual theory of Gianini's crime, 20.
Society, duty of, 82.
protection for, 100.
Speech development retarded, 113.
State prison for the imbecile manslayer, 89, 104.
Sterilization, 107.
Stories about Gianini,
"Indian," 113.
"Soup and safety," 31.
"Strap oil," 32.
teased little children, 32, 113, 116, 119.
"Thief," 114.
Suggestion, discussed, 61-63.
Pennington, victim of, 56-64.
Superintendents as specialists, 88.
Testimony of, children, 90.
experts, 85.
Pennington against March, 43, 90, 92.
psychologists, 32, 53, 66.
witnesses, 3-8, 18, 31, 35-37.
Trial, Gianini, 1, 30, 31.
Pennington, 43, 92.
Tronson, 66, 67.
Tronson, Fred, case of, 65-82.
actions after the deed, 76-78.
confession of, 76-80.
mentality of, 66.
previous delinquencies of, 68, 69, 82.
Types considered, of imbecility, 83.
of feeble-mindedness, 12-14.
Verdict, Gianini case, 1, 2.
Pennington case, 43.
Tronson case, 66.
Witnesses, children as, 90.
Wrench asked about, 7.
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FOOTNOTES:
[1] See prosecution's hypothetical question--Appendix, pp. 131-138.
[2] See Gianini Case, Defendant's Request to Charge, Nos. XLII, XLIII,
Appendix, p. 153.
[3] For statement see p. 9.
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