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What verdict has been proposed most recently for mentally ill persons who commit crimes?
 
  a) guilty (no allowance made for mental illness)
  b) not guilty by reason of insanity
  c) not guilty by reason of temporary insanity
  d) guilty but mentally ill

Question 2

According to the Insanity Defense Reform Act, a person who is deemed not guilty by reason of insanity
 
  a) must be suffering from at least a moderate mental illness.
  b) must be incarcerated for the maximum allowable time for their crime even if their mental health improves to the point where hospitalization is no longer needed.
  c) must lack the overall capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of their behavior.
  d) all of the above.



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kardosa007

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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b




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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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