Project Gutenberg 2013-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 120 Goddard, Henry Herbert 1866 1957 The Criminal Imbecile: An Analysis of Three Remarkable Murder Cases The case of Jean Gianini -- The case of Roland Pennington -- The case of Fred Tronson -- The criminal imbecile -- Responsibility -- The punishment for criminal imbeciles. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Criminal Imbecile: An Analysis of Three Remarkable Murder Cases" by Henry Herbert Goddard is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work explores the intersection of mental deficiency and criminal behavior through the case studies of three individuals accused of murder, each diagnosed with varying degrees of imbecility. Goddard aims to clarify misconceptions surrounding the relationship between mental incapacity and criminality, ultimately advocating for a humane approach to justice regarding those deemed mentally defective. The opening of the book introduces the case of Jean Gianini, a 16-year-old boy who was acquitted of murder on the grounds of criminal imbecility. Goddard presents the details of the crime, which involved Gianini killing his former teacher, Lida Beecher, citing his mental capacity equivalent to that of a ten-year-old child. The narrative describes the jury's decision to accept the defense's argument of imbecility, marking a significant shift in criminal law by incorporating psychological assessments as part of legal proceedings. As Gianini's confession unfolds, Goddard emphasizes the characteristics of high-grade imbeciles, shedding light on their motivations and cognitive limitations, and setting the foundation for an in-depth analysis of how such mental conditions relate to behavior and societal responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43064/43064-h/images/cover.jpg en Offenders with mental disabilities -- Case studies Crime -- Case studies Murder -- Case studies HV Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Research Methods/Statistics/Information Sys Browsing: Sociology 254996 255004 2024-09-18T06:36:52.675360 2023-09-18T14:50:43.315504 text/html text/html 249911 2021-01-25T11:53:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 266091 2021-01-25T11:53:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 263759 2024-09-18T06:36:57.453848 application/epub+zip 265037 2024-09-18T06:36:53.476354 application/epub+zip 109955 2024-09-18T06:36:53.052343 application/epub+zip 350733 2024-09-18T06:37:00.465828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314133 2024-09-18T06:36:56.827360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160174 2022-09-19T16:18:53.218131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213227 213063 2024-09-18T06:36:52.055365 2023-09-18T14:50:42.674470 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 212939 2013-06-29T16:56:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73676 2013-06-29T16:56:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 212930 2013-06-29T16:56:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73653 2013-06-29T16:56:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21139 2024-09-18T06:37:00.693801 application/rdf+xml 8105 2024-09-18T06:36:53.149341 image/jpeg 1508 2024-09-18T06:36:53.101507 image/jpeg 302364 2024-09-18T06:36:52.711371 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog