The Insanity Defense, "Innocent by Reason of Insanity", Should be Reformed or Abolished

Title: The Insanity Defense, "Innocent by Reason of Insanity", Should be Reformed or Abolished
Category: /Social Sciences/Controversial Issues
Details: Words: 2012 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Insanity Defense, "Innocent by Reason of Insanity", Should be Reformed or Abolished
In recent times, the insanity defense has been prevalent in many high profile legal battles, as well as being featured in numerous blockbuster movies. In addition, it is also the subject matter of countless television talk shows. For example, Ricki Lake, Geraldo Rivera and Jerry Springer have often instigated guests to act out in anger and rage, and thus provided the general public with vast misinformation about mental health. It seems all too common, that …showed first 75 words of 2012 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2012 total…volume 135, issue 17, page 35. Talan, Jamie. "Talk Hurts Psychologists: Shows make mockery of mental illness." <Tab/>Newsday; 15 Aug. 1999: 14. Teachey, Lisa. "Yates' Lawyers Enter Insanity Plea." Houston Chronicle 31 July, 2001" C1. "The Insanity Defense." American Psychiatric Association. 20 June 2004. <http://www.psych.org/public_info/insanity.cfm>. <Tab/> Williams, Brent. "The Financial Costs of Severe Mental Illness." <Tab/>The Journal of Rehabilitation 1 Oct.1999: 458.

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