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Broadening of the Insanity Defense

not have full control of their faculties. These orphans of society are often compelled by an emotional or mental imbalance that p...

Crime and Punishment of the Mentally Ill

While the insanity defense gets a considerable amount of public attention whenever it is used, fewer than 1 percent of all cases s...

The Insanity Defense

is a vast body of medical literature testifying to the fact that people can become seriously disturbed such that to deny the exist...

Oedipus’ Trial

and queen of Corinth. As a young man, Oedipus heard the prophecy that he would murder his father and marry his mother. Thinking th...

The Insanity Defense

in order to preserve the Republican Party (Welner 1996). As Guiteau explained it: "The express purpose of the president has bee...

Evaluation of How the Insanity Defense is Used

In six pages this paper examines various cases in an historical overview of the insanity legal defense. Ten sources are cited in ...

Psychological Views of the Insanity Legal Defense

In eight pages the legal system is discussed in an overview of how the insanity defense is used from a psychological point of view...

Insanity Pleas

In eleven pages this paper examines how 'famous' people often use pleas of insanity as defenses. Fourteen sources are cited in th...

4 Articles on Insanity Defense and Mental Disability

not prison. II. THEME OF THE FOUR ARTICLES The theme of these four articles -- Craziness and Criminal Responsibility, Introducti...

Abolishing the Insanity Defense

suggest that its special nature puts it in a different class, so to speak, from other defenses that have to do with the causes of ...

Insanity Defense and Juvenile Justice

to issues such as competency and differences between the adult and juvenile courts. We have struggled throughout history of...

NGRI Defense Plea

be considered. Expert witness testimony is necessary and, in fact of law, certain individuals always pose a danger to society or t...

Benefits of Insanity as a Legal Defense

insanity. Of course, if they do avoid a criminal sentence, they are often locked up in an institution for a very long period. Whil...

MENTAL ILLNESS AND INSANITY - THE LEGAL ISSUE

held criminally responsible for his/her behavior (Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity, 2010). After this particular finding and after...

Issues in Psychology

A positive life leads to health in all areas, physically, mentally and spiritually. The negative side is a general lack of consist...

Do Violent Video Games Encourage Violence Among Children

This paper reviews author Scott Shackford's defense of violent video games as published in the article Imaginary Guns Don't Kill P...

Philosophy's Role and Defense of Socrates in Apology by Plato

In two pages this paper examines philosophy's role and human activity purpose as well as Socrates' defense as represented in Apolo...

Innocent by Reason of Insanity

The concept of insanity has been shaped by a number of forces. Generally, however, the concept of...

Defense Science Board Study

A Task Force of the Defense Science Board analyzed the energy strategies of the Department of Defense and found the Department had...

The Legal Defense for Battered Women

To support this assertion, we must first no little more about what BWS is. BWS as a defense was first introduced in court by attor...

Lone Defense of Ideals in St. Joan by George Bernard Shaw and An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen

But the community corporate sector, represented by Peter; Hovstad, who is editor of the Peoples Messenger newspaper that is intere...

Smith v. State/Hypothetical Ruling

without permission. There were no visible signs of illegal activity, but Officer Jones decided to push deeply into the drivers sea...

Deborah Lipstadt Defense and Holocaust Denial

In five pages this research paper presents the writer as a witness called to consult with Deborah Lipstadt's defense counsel in he...

Arguing Against Forced Military Vaccinations for Anthrax

In twenty two pages this paper argues against the U.S. Department of Defense's position that requires all armed forces personnel t...

Capital Punishment Defense

do not become innocent or less deserving of punishment because others escaped it" (van den Haag 51-68). Being a supporter o...

A Defense Spending Analysis

interestingly enough, represented the largest defense increase in two decades, since spending during the Cold War (WAND). ...

Spending Allocations of America's Defense Budget

brought us images of war, live and in color. Regardless of whatever political ideologies concurrently exist, no reasonable, think...

Need to Broaden the Scope of Nursing Practice

This research paper discusses the need to broaden the scope of practice for advanced practice nurses, which is recommendation of t...

Young Writers Inspiration and Motivation

My philosophy of education then, is a mix of humility and pride. It is the union of knowledge and an open mind. My philosophy cha...

The Emergence Of The Modern Congress And Presidency

and every bureau" (Sundquist, 1981, p. 38) every year. Prior to that Act, each department and bureau had to submit their own progr...