title: Elimination of the exculpatory insanity rule. A modern societal need.
abstract: The author argues that on rational, humanitarian, professional, societal, and constitutional grounds, the insanity defense as currently employed in the United States should be abolished. This comprehensive article discusses the constitutionality of abolition, alternatives to the insanity defense, and much more.
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