Insanity

stories about citizens being killed due to road rage, the open carry law passed by the state of Texas, and the increase in death rates caused by police officers proves that we are living in an unfair, unjust, and an insane society. One example of insanity in our society is road rage. Studies show that at least 1,500 people are injured or killed in road rage incidents each year (Louis Mizell, AAA Foundation). During road rage, people are not using rational behavior. Most road rage comes from…

The Insanity Defense. What constitutes its use? How can personality psychology server to the client’s advantage? How is this field of psychology used to better determine a criminal’s behavior? How often is this form of defense used, and how successful is it in serving as a “get out of jail free card”? Before one can even begin to fathom any of these questions, one must first understand what this defense signifies. As one of our moral checks on the Criminal Justice System (CJS), the insanity…

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…

intends to plead just that. The insanity defense has been around for centuries and has always been the center of debate. According to Zachary D. Torry and Stephen B. Billick (2007), a crime must have two key attributes evil intent (mens rea)…

Defendant’s plea Insanity Insanity is identified as a defense for criminals and they use it as an excuse defense because they claim that when they are committing that certain crime they are not using their minds correctly or they were not thinking, a lot of different excuses for pleading insanity. The process criminals have to go through if the criminals plea insanity is the psychiatric testimony has to try and prove if the defendant understood what they did wrong and they decide if the…

How do you feel about a defense that is made basically to allow a criminal justification over a crime they committed? Well thats the insanity defense for you. It has been around for over two-hundred years and since then it has had several reforms brought to it. It was brought around to help the mentally ill, allowing them to plead not guilty to a crime because they lacked the mental capacity to understand right from wrong or appreciate why what they did was wrong. Basically it states they aren’t…

The abolishment of the insanity defense should not be taken into consideration. Many believe that the insanity defense does not really serve a good purpose in the criminal law. However, it is essential for defendants with mental illnesses. Four states already went through the process and abolished the plea. It is imperative for the rest of the states to reject the idea of getting rid of this defense. Rather than removing the insanity defense, the administration of it should be improved. There…

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 of Cynthia Ann…

Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity(NGRI) Intro The criminal justice system is utilized to punish those who violate the laws and to protect the rights of the people who abide by the laws. However, there are instances where the criminal act of an individual are not punished through imprisonment. In these instances they individual may have a mental illness, which is causing them to not understand the consequences of their actions. The law is aware of instances such as this and has created a plea of…

case presented by or on behalf of the party accused of a crime or being sued in a civil lawsuit. Here the focus is insanity and automatism which are common law defences and mental defences for those who suffered mental illness when committing the prohibited act. When defendant lack of certain capacities and controls when doing an act, criminal responsibilities may be exempted. Insanity, known as insane automatism, which refers specifically to conditions that impair one's ability to discharge…