Journal article
#AbolishNCR: A Qualitative Analysis of Social Media Narratives around the Insanity Defense
Abstract
This article presents an analysis of social media posts by laypersons regarding a finding of Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD) for Matthew de Grood after a high-profile trial in 2016 in Canada. From trial to verdict, a total of 4,991 tweets relating to the case were harvested from Twitter. Qualitative content analysis of 365 tweets by laypersons revealed three themes – largely equating the insanity defense to a …
Authors
Goossens I; Jordan M; Nicholls T
Journal
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice/La Revue canadienne de criminologie et de justice pénale, Vol. 63, No. 2, pp. 46–67
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
April 1, 2021
DOI
10.3138/cjccj.2020-0019
ISSN
1707-7753