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Mackay, Ronald Downie was born on August 27, 1947 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Alexander Downie and Joan Carrick (Waugh) Mackay.
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Mental Conditions Defences in the Criminal Law (Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice)
(Mental condition defenses have been used in several high-...)
Mental condition defenses have been used in several high-profile and controversial criminal trials in recent years. indeed, mental abnormality is increasingly an important yet complex source of defense within the criminal trial process. The author offers a detailed critical analysis of those defenses within the Criminal Law where the accused relies on some form of mental abnormality as a source of defense. Topics covered include: the defenses of automatism, insanity, diminished responsibility, and infanticide; self-induced incapacity; and the doctrine of fault. It also includes a chapter on unfitness to plead, which although not a defense has been included because of its important relationship to mental disorder within the criminal process. Drawing upon a wide variety of legal, psychiatric, and philosophical sources, this is a timely contribution to a controversial and complex topic.
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Ronald Downie Mackay
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Ronald Downie Mackay, British Legal educator. Barrister at law, United Kingdom. Research grantee Economics and Social Research Council, United Kingdom, 1990-1992, 92-, The Home Office, United Kingdom, 1995-1996. Member International Association Penal Law (United Kingdom treasurer since 1990), International Association Law and Mental Health.
Education
Bachelor in Law with honors, Manchester (United Kingdom) Metropolitan U., 1969; Master of Philosophy, Leicester (United Kingdom) U., 1978.
Career
Assistant trustee officer, National Westminster Bank, Manchester, 1970-1971; lecturer, Chichester (United Kingdom) College Technology, 1971-1972; senior lecturer, Leicester Polytechnic, 1972-1986; visiting professor law, Dickinson School Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1986-1988; reader in criminal law, De Montfort U., Leicester, 1988-1992; professor criminal policy and mental health, De Montfort U., Leicester, since 1993. Member Parole Board, London, since 1995.
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Mental Conditions Defences in the Criminal Law (Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice)
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Mental Conditions Defences in the Criminal Law (Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice)
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Member International Association Penal Law (United Kingdom treasurer since 1990), International Association Law and Mental Health.
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Married Sally Anne Hedley, February 28, 1970. Children: Roweena Carrick, Alastair Downie.
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