Law and Disorder: the Insanity Defense
Synopsis
Law and Disorder: the Insanity Defense is a fly-on-the-wall investigative documentary about criminal responsibility and the mentally ill, putting insanity on trial for the first time.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- tbc
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Sylvie Bolioli
- Producer
- Sylvie Bolioli
- Editor
- Sylvie Bolioli
- Principal cast
- James Brady, Sen. Jesse Jackson, David Kaczynski, Judge Steve Leifman, DA Charles J Hynes, Lili Habtu, Dr Robert Berger, Sgt Steve Johnson, Prof Michael Perlin, Sylvie Bolioli
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Polaris Productions Ltd
9 Merton MansionsBushey Road
Raynes Park
London SW20 8DQ
UK
T +44 (0)20 8542 8276
info@polarisproductions.net
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