This Assignment will center on how psychotic disorders are very common in the criminal justice system. It is to be almost half of the killers of law enforcement officers meet the criteria for antisocial personality disorder.
Andrea Yates’ More to the Story
The case of Andrea Yates, who drowned her five young children in a bathtub on a beautiful June morning, capture attention of society’s legal and psychological community. The defense she used was “not guilty by reason of ins which subsequently failed. The Time magazine online article, “Andrea Yates: More to the Story” examines the it key prosecution witness, a forensic psychiatrist who was paid $500 an hour to dispute claims that Andrea Yates insane under Texas Law.
As you learned in this week’s unit, the term “insanity is a legal, rather than psychological, concept. Although the later overturned on a technicality, the original jury did not adhere to the defense’s claim of legal insanity.
For this Assignment, you are to discuss the insanity defense and ethical considerations. To help you prepare for week’s Assignment, review the following sources:
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