Foreign internal defense

Mental Illness and Gun Violence: Debunking the Myth of Mental Illness’s Relation to Violence The myth that most mentally ill people are violent has been endlessly perpetuated by popular media so much so that the tendency to automatically associate mental illness with violence has become indoctrinated into popular belief. Today, with the widespread debate about gun violence and the search for something to blame, some sources, like the National Rifle Association (NRA), have turned to point the…

So; insanity as the topic for a paper, should be pretty interesting as everything in our lives is in a sense insane. Insanity is a word that defines the very core of some individuals; it either results in a damaging of our souls or a clouding of our judgement. “Insanity; doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” –Albert Einstein. By definition every human is insane in their own sense; every human is innately insane it is just how we show it that defines us. Some…

Psychological Analysis: In studying the case of Mr. Wertz, I believe he suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder. He is most likely suffering from a trauma and stressor-related disorder (PTSD). I diagnosed Mr. Wertz of PTSD because of the facts of his case state that he is an active-duty Army soldier, he was assigned to an infantry division and had been deployed to Iraq twice. Also while in Iraq, he witnessed the gruesome death of a fellow soldier at the hands of an enemy combatant. The…

Dr. Donald T. Lunde has an impeccable method of keeping the audience involved in the topics as well as trusting of his words and testimonies. Dr. Lunde reveals a very noticeable and impressionistic use of diction throughout Hearst to Hughes: Memoir of a Forensic Psychiatrist, affecting the audience’s respect for and opinion of the author, the audience’s perception of the reality of the world of forensics, and the overall tone of the work. Though many aspects of this intriguing memoir pull the…

Franklin County emergency preparedness is complex and involves collaborating with many agencies throughout the region and state. Part of that network is the Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security (FCEM&HS), and at the community level it focuses on training, operations, planning, warning, resources, recovery, and citizen preparedness. Since nurses make up the largest single healthcare group, they can have a significant impact on emergency response and recovery. In this post…

The best food chain for feeding the United States would be hunter-gatherer food chain because it’s inexpensive. In “Forager's Delight: Seeking Out Harvest in the City” Anita Hamilton says, “Americans dont take advantage of this annual harvest availiable for free in cities from sacraments to Baltimore,Where the trees are also found and the berries are in seasons”.According to the article it is proving there are food for that is free and people arent using that privalage to get food that is…

Yuma, Arizona has faced a wide array of disasters and emergencies over the years. It is the responsibility of all organizations to develop a plan to incorporate all facets of emergency management in the protection of the community. The Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) for Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is part of this framework and is based on preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery. Within the EOP, the communication plan must be foundationally strong for the overall success of the…

insanity plea which then affects their punishment and life, causing us to consider if ours is safe.The insanity defense should not be admissible in court because of the interest for the public, increases in legal costs, and manipulation of the legal system. The insanity defense’s history plays into our everyday legal actions and in order to understand the problem, you need to understand the defense. The insanity plea came about in the twelfth century, when it was originally meant to offer an…

The successful defense of “not guilty by reason of insanity” is rare. However, sometimes the defendant is truly suffering from a severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, and doesn’t understand that their actions were wrong. When a defendant is found to be insane at the time that the crime occurred, they can’t be unfairly punished for their crimes. Instead, treatment and observational evaluations are necessary. Javier Benitez Jr. was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2011 murder…

Malingering (Faking) the Insanity Defense The story at the beginning of this paper illustrates this issue well, even though, it is quite uncommon. Studies have shown that about 82% of insanity defendants have been diagnosed with major medical illnesses. So, what about the 18% that were not diagnosed with a mental illness? Could it be that they were faking it the whole time? This is where their insanity defense falls apart because somehow, somewhere, they will be caught in a lie. That is what…