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Criminal Responsibility and the Insanity Defence in Ghana: The Examination of Legal Standards and Assessment Issues

Samuel AdjorloloDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Jacob Mensah AgboliNarcotics Control Board, Cantoments-Accra, Ghana
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Heng Choon (Oliver) ChanDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong KongCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 684-695 | Published online: 26 Nov 2015

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Samuel Adjorlolo, Inusah Abdul-Nasiru, Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan & Francis Bentum$suffix/text()$suffix/text(). (2017) Attitudes Toward the Insanity Defense: Examination of the Factor Structure of Insanity Defense Attitude-Revised (IDA-R) Scale in Ghana. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 16:1, pages 33-45.
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Samuel Adjorlolo. (2016) Diversion of Individuals with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System in Ghana. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 15:4, pages 382-392.
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Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan. (2022) Is This Stalking? Perceptions and Victimization Experiences of Stalking and Intrusive Behaviors in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Ghana. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19:11, pages 6689.
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A. Ogunwale & O. Oluwaranti. (2020) Pattern of utilization of the insanity plea in Nigeria: An empirical analysis of reported cases. Forensic Science International: Mind and Law 1, pages 100010.
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Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Lorraine Sheridan & Samuel Adjorlolo. (2020) Stalking and Intrusive Behaviors in Ghana: Perceptions and Victimization Experiences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17:7, pages 2298.
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Samuel Adjorlolo, Inusah Abdul-Nasiru, Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan & Laryea Efua Bambi. (2016) Mental Health Professionals’ Attitudes Toward Offenders With Mental Illness (Insanity Acquittees) in Ghana. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 62:3, pages 629-654.
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Samuel Adjorlolo & Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan. 2017. Psycho-Criminological Perspective of Criminal Justice in Asia. Psycho-Criminological Perspective of Criminal Justice in Asia 46 60 .

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