Sleepwalking (Parasomnia)
Description
Some people wander, get dressed, even eat in their sleep. Others lash out in violent ways. Is it possible that people can commit complex crimes-even murder-while walking in their sleep? With only a dead victim and a seemingly disoriented suspect at the scene of the crime, it's hard to know for sure. This program explores the question, following extensive sleep tests performed on accused murderers in a quest for truth and scientific clarity. But even if science bolsters the sleepwalking defense, could it actually work in a courtroom? More frighteningly, could sleepwalking become a legitimized pretense for murder?
Runtime
52 min
Subjects
- Psychobiology (216)
- Biological rhythms (27)
- Law (149)
- Criminal procedure (32)
- Criminal investigation (187)
- Sleep disorders (24)
- Criminal behavior (91)
- Sleep (55)
- Neurophysiology (78)
- Forensic sciences (154)
- Neuropsychology (158)
- Criminal psychology (102)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2010], c2006
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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