Mental Illness and Judicial Responsibility
The spectrum of culpability is an example of, how the law justifies who we blame for a crime and what is the fate of the offender. Let me give you an example, Jason just came home from work; only to walk in his room and, catch Donna in bed with her paramour. Jason suddenly out of anger kills both his wife and lover. The next moment after he realize what he just done and, regrets killing both his wife and her lover. This is what is known as a crime of passion. Neuroscience has only unlocked one door to the root of why some offenders commit the crimes that they do and, what responsibilities do the judicial system have to put offenders in the proper facilities.
The situation with Jason would be the …show more content…
A correctional facility is a place designed by law for the keeping of a person held in custody under the process of law, or under lawful arrest including state prison, county, and local jails. Primary for the punishment, correction, or rehabilitation following conviction of criminal offense. Do you ever ask if rehabilitation work in prison? An intensive re-educational program with violent male offenders in San Francisco jails reduced the level of violence in jail to zero for a year at a time. Participation in this program for as little as four months reduced the frequency of violent reoffending after leaving the jail by eighty-three percent …show more content…
Almost 1 in 4 police officers has thoughts of suicide at some point in their life (Illness). In comparison, only 3.5% of the general population experience PTSD. More police die by suicide than by homicide: the number of police suicides is 2.3 times that of homicides. (Illness). That is why the advantages for the Spectrum of Culpability is so important. The epidemic for mental illness doesn’t just effect our community as a small percent, but even the men and women who are sworn to protect our community need protection too. With Judicial programs raising awareness and more people becoming informed about mental health issues, I believe it would be a lot less overcrowded jails and more primary
The spectrum of culpability is an example of, how the law justifies who we blame for a crime and what is the fate of the offender. Let me give you an example, Jason just came home from work; only to walk in his room and, catch Donna in bed with her paramour. Jason suddenly out of anger kills both his wife and lover. The next moment after he realize what he just done and, regrets killing both his wife and her lover. This is what is known as a crime of passion. Neuroscience has only unlocked one door to the root of why some offenders commit the crimes that they do and, what responsibilities do the judicial system have to put offenders in the proper facilities.
The situation with Jason would be the …show more content…
A correctional facility is a place designed by law for the keeping of a person held in custody under the process of law, or under lawful arrest including state prison, county, and local jails. Primary for the punishment, correction, or rehabilitation following conviction of criminal offense. Do you ever ask if rehabilitation work in prison? An intensive re-educational program with violent male offenders in San Francisco jails reduced the level of violence in jail to zero for a year at a time. Participation in this program for as little as four months reduced the frequency of violent reoffending after leaving the jail by eighty-three percent …show more content…
Almost 1 in 4 police officers has thoughts of suicide at some point in their life (Illness). In comparison, only 3.5% of the general population experience PTSD. More police die by suicide than by homicide: the number of police suicides is 2.3 times that of homicides. (Illness). That is why the advantages for the Spectrum of Culpability is so important. The epidemic for mental illness doesn’t just effect our community as a small percent, but even the men and women who are sworn to protect our community need protection too. With Judicial programs raising awareness and more people becoming informed about mental health issues, I believe it would be a lot less overcrowded jails and more primary