Civil defense

therefore the only way to serve justice is to kill the perpetrator for his crimes. The defense attorney challenged the prosecutor’s credibility by pointing out that he is wanted for three murders. He argued that his client’s “irresistible impulse” and “obsession” cleared him as well as released him from the responsibility of his crimes. He stated that “nobody can be punished for something he can’t help.” The defense attorney claimed insanity for his client- “this man is sick. A sick man should…

American Horror Story is an American series of horror seasons on FX, that tell a new story season to season. The producers of the show are Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. The series is meant to reach out to a wide range of ages, I would say it mainly targets teenagers and people in their early to middle adulthood. The Asylum is the second season of the series American Horror Story. Asylum begins in the 1960’s at a mental institution named Briarclif Manor, which happens to be in the hands of a…

Each day, a frighteningly large number of people with mental illness run through the criminal justice system across the nation. Most prisoners have some sort of mental illness and many defendants are never properly diagnosed. Before arriving in the criminal justice system, these individuals have frequently fallen through the “safety net” of families, hospitals and community-based treatment providers. Once they reach the courts, defendants with mental illness pose major contests for judges. Given…

Insanity defenses are mostly used in murder cases such as the James Holmes case or other serious felony charges. Insanity tests that are used determine legal and moral liability which determines the validity of an insanity defense. Andersen and Gardner states, “When a defendant is found insane at the time the crime occurred, the court enters a judgment of not guilty by reason of insanity, and the defendant may never again be tried for that offense”(Gardner and Andersen 116). The insanity defense…

In As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, Darl was always perceived as mildly insane. He was able to know and understand things that he shouldn’t know. In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” by Tennessee Williams, Stella’s sister Blanche lied throughout the play in order to change the way she was perceived. She was also unable to keep her secrets and painful memories which led to her insanity. In As I Lay Dying and “A Streetcar Named Desire,” both Darl and Blanche’s levels of sanity decreased when they…

The traits of a criminal are somewhat similar when it comes to each individual in many situations. In the majority of criminal cases, there is some sort of mental stress or illness involved. This is significant because mental illness is very dangerous to go untreated and it can cause people to believe insane things they are doing are acceptable. In the cases of pedophilia, involving Father John Geoghan, he had several criminal and psychopathic traits that led him to commit numerous accounts of…

ARTIFACT 1 Ineffective Punishment Crime prevention is equally, if not more important the punishing those who commit the crimes. In a world where our constant need for growth is met with smarter and more dangerous criminals, we need to take more drastic steps to protect the innocent citizens of this country. Even if the means to do so, may seem extreme. Going to prison is thought to deter criminals from committing any crimes. However in a circumstance that this form of punishment does not…

Self-defence On the 4th of April, 2016, a matter was heard in the Supreme Court regarding Nicolas Blyton and the co-accused, Tim Cairns, charged with the murder of Blyton’s father. The key legal issue that was addressed during the trial was the commonly invoked ground for the use of defensive force, self-defence. The relevant provisions of the Criminal Code 1899 (QLD) (‘The Code’) establishes a defence of self-defence covering the relevant circumstances in which the use of force can be used. In…

4. It is hard to imagine that serial murderers do not effectively use the insanity defense. Please explain: a) why isn 't it an effective defense? - The insanity defense, is a defense by excuse in a criminal case, arguing that the defendant is not responsible for their actions due to a persistent psychiatric disease. According to Danny Cevallos, who is a CNN Legal Analyst stated that: the insanity defense is raised in less than 1% of felony cases, and it 's only successful in a fraction of…

As Hamlet’s story begins, we see that he consciously slips into madness; After some time, we can see that his hallucinations start getting more and more real, which we can assume as to him becoming actually mad. We could say that in his eyes, the means justified the ends, and he had his ends very clearly objectified, but as the progress of achieving the ends occurs, the ends became blurry and his actions insane, which lead me to believe he was a little.. off and, undoubtedly, depressed even…