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Pathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling

by William & Mary Healy

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The Healys ran a juvenile psychopathic institute in Chicago and here examine the compulsive liar: cases of pathological lying and swindling, of false accusation — including accusations of sexual assault that had put innocent people in prison — and the practical question of how a court should assess such testimony.

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