Affirmative defense

In just a few moments the jury will decide if the suspect accused of killing five year old Samantha will be prosecuted and charged with murder. The young innocent girl had no chance to fight off the man. It is so hard understanding why a human being would harm another person. Why do the people in our society commit hate crimes if they know this is wrong? Approximately 2,300,000 people are in prison or jail—at least as of yearend 2009—more than every man, woman, and child in Detroit, San…

competency to stand trial is the main focus. Next, what factors are involved when determining if a defendant can be found not guilty by reason of insanity as per Costanzo and Krauss (2015). Then an exploration of an article in which the insanity defense is the main focus. Finally, a throughout look at Lisa…

Understanding Andrea Yates and The Murder Abnormal psychology is defined as the branch of psychology that studies the unusual patterns of behavior, emotion, and thought, which may or may not led to a precipitated mental disorder. Andrea Yates is an excellent example of this definition because her abnormal behavior leads her to consciously drown all five of her children. When Yates was arrested, she was sentenced to life in prison, but later declared not guilty by reason of insanity. There are…

In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Hamlet, the main character, is perceived by the audience as mad and he purposely tries to make an impression on the audience as well as the characters around him as insane. However, no one is actually aware when Hamlet 's bouts of insanity are real and when they are not. His sanity is also questionable because one does not know if Hamlet 's sanity is a cover for his insanity or if his sanity is the reality and his insanity is the act. Additionally,…

beginning of the cold war, it seems that some Americans had a sense of confidence about the war, as can be seen in this excerpt from the song; “I’m not scared/I’m prepared/I’ll be spared” (Peters.) Many people purchased fallout shelters as a means of defense against the possible nuclear war they thought Russia would start, they were designed to protect people from nuclear fallout and have enough supplies in them to typically last a few weeks. While the song is meant to be humorous and confident,…

Legal defense of “Not Criminally Responsible” as result of psychological disorders Psychology is used in the legal system in many ways, whether it is to assess the competency to stand trial, competency of eyewitness testimony, or asses the dangerousness of the psychopathy (Costano & Costanzo, 2013). In recent years a vast number of defences has used the argument that their clients are incompetent to stand trial or are not criminally responsible due to insanity or other psychological issues…

3.7 million homes were burglarized each year between 2003-2007. 1 million of those burglaries a house member was present. 266,500 they became violent, either the owner had a gun in defense, or the burglar had a gun. How do the culprits get away with doing a crime like burglary? It can relate to duress, that you were forced to rob or vandalise something, or a loved one was going to get hurt. Others are too insane, they don’t know right and wrong. Such as McNaughten Rule, could be if they have a…

I want to clarify when I say the Canadian criminal justice system ‘punishes’ rather than helps the mentally ill I do not wholly mean directly punishes the mentally ill. I am going to talk about how lack of resources and proposed solutions indirectly punishes the mentally ill. When a mentally ill person gets involved with the criminal justice system there is some expectation that the criminal justice system will have ideas and resources on how to approach a situation with a mentally ill person.…

We are born with a blank slate. I will go “textbook” psychology, and support the nurture vs nature argument, and say they just go hand in hand. We are molded by our environment, and we learn what is “morally” right by the way we are nurtured. We have learned about all these disorders that factor in if a child comes a neglectful family we run into he could be anal-regressive, and even the father of Psychology Freud constantly goes back to looking at their childhood. After saying all that I…

The case Anna, a 15 year old young girl, goes swimming with her friends. As she was diving in the pool she hits the bottom of the pool and breaks her hand and her backbone is injured too. She becomes unconscious and is taken to hospital. When she wakes up she asks the doctor of her condition and the doctor tells her that she will no longer be in a position to use her body from her arms downwards. Anna opts for Euthanasia, to ease her suffering and that of her family too. The key moral dilemma in…