Insanity defense

at the time of their deaths. Months later, she was convicted of capital murder in Harris County. She was sentenced to life in prison and a possibility of prole after 40 years. She than filed an appeal, she than pleaded not guilty for reasons of insanity. She was then moved to a mental hospital where she was treated for postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder. She was roomed with another mother who killed her 6 month old child. Andrea was diagnosed with mild depression when she was 17. She…

different possibilities that insanity can drive a person towards. They show that people can become insane over time and grow an obsession that can be destructive. Insanity has the capability to drive someone to their death. And Then There Were None and “Most Dangerous Game” are similar since they both show the results of insanity. The insanity is shown in both stories through the conflicts that occur between the characters. In the book, And Then There Were None, insanity begins because Justice…

Compassionate criminal justice focuses on the offender more so than society. However this does not mean that the society’s or public’s needs are ignored. I think focusing more on the offender is a great way to stop the criminal from committing the crime again and possibly to give insight on how to prevent other offenders. Through process of rehabilitation we give offenders the possibility of another chance. Out of all four models; mechanical, authoritarian, compassionate, and participatory, I…

Seen throughout history, humans of all ages and sizes have been culprits of murder. Even children as young as the age of ten have been raised in neighborhoods that were so harrowing that homicide at that age was seen as a normality. In order to punish these young children that have sought to commit the acts of murder, new laws had to have been passed. One major law introduced was one passed by “…the Illinois Legislature...[who passed] a bill permitting 10-year-old children to be charged with…

Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter” INTRODUCTION My analysis of Roald Dahl’s short story “Lamb to the Slaughter” reveals the murder of police detective Patrick Maloney. The story depicts a tale of a loyal wife’s reaction to her husband’s betrayal. The story is an irregular day in Mary’s regular life. She makes the day turn around by murdering her husband and smartly covering it up, leaving the detectives with no possible way to excuse “innocent” Mary of murder. This short story, we are taught…

William Shakespeare is history’s most greatest, influential, and philosophical playwright. His most acclaimed work, Hamlet, is extensively studied and analyzed as it confronts and speaks openly about many moral, ethical, emotional truths and dilemmas. Hamlet is a revenge tragedy, in which the indecisive and contemplative protagonist is driven to avenge his father’s death, yet the act of his revenge is necessarily delayed in order to highlight Hamlet’s emotional and psychological complexity. The…

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…

The man is not insane, and should be given the complete punishment, since he is guilty for this crime. This man was aware of his surroundings and the actions he conducted. Also, he was very careful at the time of crime. He left no clues at the scene of crime, and he controlled his behavior when the detectives arrived at the old man’s house. So, he was sane enough to understand the appropriate actions to be taken. First of all, he was conscious about his surroundings. "Madmen know nothing. But…

Permanently Closed is a documentary that investigates the mysteries surrounding the institution Letchworth Village. This now abandoned lot, has had a lot of attention in the past years. Most recently, it was featured on the Travel Channel’s Ghost Hunters, and episode of the TV series Elementary, and was one of the main inspirations for the concept of season 2 of American Horror Story titled Asylum. Most famously, Letchworth was featured in Geraldo Rivera’s expose “The Last Disgrace” which aired…

Female offenders go through many things in their lives that affect them all through life. The problems they face may be a reason or one of the reasons why they commit a crime in the first place. Women offenders kill family members or loved one more often than killing a random stranger. Female and male offenders are often compared to one another. Female offenders are not dangerous criminals as opposed to men, but female offenders are becoming incarcerated then male offenders are. Female offenders…