debates on whether a mentally ill person who commits a crime should be criminally charged. Some people believe people with mental illnesses should be hospitalized and receive treatment‚ then be discharged once they are stable. Others believe having mentally ill people who have committed crimes being discharged after receiving treatment is a danger to their safety. I believe that decision depends on the person’s mental illness and their crime. But most of the time the mentally ill know right from wrong
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of “guilty but mentally ill” vs “not guilty by reason of insanity” The guilty but mentally ill can get the treatment needed in a mental institution but will need to complete the penalty once the treatment is finished. The not guilty by reason of insanity” gets away without serving any penalty and can commit the same crime again or a worst one if not watch carefully. “Guilty but mentally ill vs Not guilty by reason of insanity” Dina F has pleated “guilty but mentally ill and waived her right
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Explain the law relating to the mentally ill to conclude contracts and consider why these rules exist. Introduction A contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more persons that is recognised by the courts. In order for an agreement to be legally binding there are certain criteria that have to be met. One of these criteria is capacity. The majority of us have the capacity to form a legally binding agreement‚ however certain categories of people are limited by law to make contracts
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Women in Prison Introduction The growing rate of women in prison has spawned widespread awareness in our society; leading people to question why the percentage multiplied exponentially over the past three decades. In the past‚ female offenders have not only been compared to their male counterparts‚ but to society’s view on the role of women; the roles that labeled them as housewives and mothers. But how did these housewives and mothers go from the home to the prisons? The subject of women’s
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Before Philippe Pinel‚ the mentally ill were viewed and regarded in a religious point of view. Effectively beginning the transition from humans who were “possessed by demons” to just humans who were medically ill. Thus‚ born on April 20‚ 1745‚ in France‚ Pinel would soon grow to significantly change the methods of treatment. To begin his knowledge and understanding of psychiatry‚ Philippe Pinel begun his education being homeschooled and taught by his mother and Father Coarse. After completing high
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Perhaps the most complicated consequence of the interaction between the mentally ill and the criminal justice system is the reality of incarceration. Unfortunately‚ it is too often the case where a person with schizophrenia is convicted of a crime and incarcerated‚ but as a result of their mental illness negatively impacting their trial. This was the case of Theodore Kaczynski‚ a man diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and accused of sending bombs through the mail. Kaczynski “continued to tell
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individuals worldwide‚ irrespective of age‚ gender or race that are adhering to the principles of the Islamic religion. These individuals are referred to as Muslims‚ and in conjunction‚ they constitute approximately 23% of the globes 6.8 billion population (The Pew Forum‚ 2009). Currently‚ Australia is regarded as one of the greatest ethnically diverse nations worldwide (Australian Bureau of Statistics‚ 2007). This extensive variation in nationalities poses a complex issue in regards to the treatment
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in U.S. prisons have more than quadrupled from 500‚000 to roughly over 2.3 million people. The United States consist of 5% of the world population and have 25% of the world prisoners (NAACP). “Combining the number of people in prison and jail with those under parole or probation supervision‚ 1 in every 31 adults‚ or 3.2 percent of the population is under some form of correctional control” (NAACP). Statistics from 2007 data show that the prisons are made up of 93% males and 7% females (Prison Population
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Indigenous Prison Population The overall prison population in Australia is similar to other developed countries‚ however the Australian Indigenous prison population is at an unacceptable rate and is continuing to rise (Krieg‚ 2006). The population of Indigenous prisoners in Australia has doubled within a generation (Mc Coy‚ 2008). Indigenous prisoner population in Western Australia‚ as with the rest of Australia‚ is massively over-represented (Justice & Community Safety in Western Australia‚ 2013)
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Serving in the Military I feel that it is good to serve for your country as an American‚ we fight for our rights when we go to war. Serving in the military is a good thing because you are protecting the people in your country so they stay safe and don’t need to worry about anything happening. Yeah‚ when you go to war you might not always return home because either you can get killed or you might just stay‚ I want to be in the military because a couple of my grandfather were so I want to carry on
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