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020    9780393651928|q(hardcover) 
020    0393651924|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)1126349408 
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050 00 KF9242|b.V56 2020 
082 00 345.747/04|223 
100 1  Vinocour, Susan Nordin,|eauthor. 
245 10 Nobody's child :|ba tragedy, a trial, and a history of the
       insanity defense /|cSusan Vinocour. 
246 30 Tragedy, a trial, and a history of the insanity defense 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bW. W. Norton & Company,|c[2020] 
264  4 |c©2020 
300    xii, 338 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "The names and identifying details of many people who 
       appear in this book have been changed. Dialogue has been 
       reconstructed based on the author's contemporaneous notes,
       her recollection of events, interviews, and trial 
       evidence." 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Prologue -- The Crime -- The Trial -- The Punishment -- 
       Epilogue 
520    "A powerful and humane exploration of the "insanity 
       defense," through one heartbreaking case. A three-year-old
       boy dies, having apparently fallen while trying to reach a
       bag of sugar on a high shelf. His grandmother stands 
       accused of second-degree murder. Psychologist Susan Nordin
       Vinocour agrees to evaluate the defendant, to determine 
       whether the impoverished and mentally ill woman is 
       competent to stand trial. Vinocour soon finds herself 
       pulled headlong into a series of difficult questions, 
       beginning with: Was the defendant legally insane on the 
       night in question? As she wades deeper into the story, 
       Vinocour traces the legal definition of insanity back 
       nearly two hundred years, when our understanding of the 
       human mind was in its infancy. "Competency" and "insanity,
       " she explains, are creatures of legal definition, not 
       psychiatric reality, and in criminal law, "insanity" has 
       become a luxury of the rich and white. With passion, 
       clarity, and heart, Vinocour examines the troubling 
       intersection of mental health issues and the law"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Insanity defense|zUnited States. 
650  0 Insanity (Law)|zUnited States. 
650  0 Competency to stand trial|zUnited States. 
650  0 Trials (Murder)|zNew York (State) 
650  7 Competency to stand trial.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00871456 
650  7 Insanity defense.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01743092 
650  7 Insanity (Law)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01715759 
650  7 Trials (Murder)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01156368 
651  7 New York (State)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01210280 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
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