title: A judge's three worlds: proof, philosophy, and the prison.
abstract: Tensions between the world of science and the world of law may arise because of their differing viewpoints and philosophies. Disagreements may center around such questions as what constitutes proof, around human behavior, and around the use of the insanity defense in criminal cases. The just deserts model is examined and is criticized as being harsh and possibly unrealistic in today's society.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Spaeth
mesh_terms: D002203:Capital Punishment; D003416:Criminal Law; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D007298:Insanity Defense; D007603:Jurisprudence; D011678:Punishment; D012586:Science; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D014481:United States