Project Gutenberg 2013-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 224 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 Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Offenders with mental disabilities -- Case studies Crime -- Case studies Murder -- Case studies HV Text Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Law & Criminology 255114 2025-07-17T10:37:29.718369 text/html 229859 2024-10-23T16:40:02 text/html 263845 2025-07-17T10:37:33.829324 application/epub+zip 264862 2025-07-17T10:37:30.490353 application/epub+zip 109852 2025-07-17T10:37:30.099292 application/epub+zip 350617 2025-07-17T10:37:36.362306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314133 2025-07-17T10:37:33.389352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160174 2022-09-19T16:18:53.218131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213285 2025-07-17T10:37:29.146347 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212912 2024-11-27T23:41:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18350 2025-07-17T10:37:36.487296 application/rdf+xml 8105 2025-07-17T10:37:30.181331 image/jpeg 1508 2025-07-17T10:37:30.140374 image/jpeg 302279 2025-07-17T10:37:29.779295 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia