In the United States, only about 1 percent of those charged with a crime attempt a defense of not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI). Of those, approximately ________ percent are successful.
a. 10
b. 15
c. 25
d. 55
Question 2
In most cases of a successful defense based on not guilty by reason of insanity, the defendant spends some time in a mental health facility after the verdict. The time spent in a mental health facility is
a. generally shorter than a prison sentence would have been.
b. somewhat longer than a prison sentence would have been.
c. on average the same as a prison sentence would have been.
d. significantly longer than a prison sentence would have been.
The extent of acid rain in the United States has decreased.
Feral pigs in the United States (here Cape Canaveral, Florida)
Monopoly, patented in 1935, was an instant best-seller: Players risk all their assets in an attempt
Continental United States Hurricane Strikes from 1950-2011
Total Fertility Rate in the United States, 1860–2008
Survivorship curves for people in the United States in the early 20th and early 21st centuries