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dbose

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Which of the following is NOT a question that addresses the issues of civil (involuntary) commitment?
 
  a. Should a mentally ill person be involuntarily committed if he or she is not dangerous but is in need of treatment?
  b. Should a mentally ill person be civilly committed if he or she has been convicted of a crime?
 c. Should a mentally ill person be involuntarily committed at the request of family or relatives who believe it is in the person's best interest?
  d. If a person is mentally ill, unable to care for oneself, and in need of help, should the law allow for involuntary commitment?

Question 2

The sexual psychopath laws that were passed in the mid-1900s provided for
 
  a. an indefinite period of hospitalization for sex offenders.
 b. an indefinite prison term for sex offenders.
 c. a loophole that allowed pedophiles and rapists to circumvent punishment
  d. both a and b



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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