The media seems to frequently portray cases of NGRI. However, while 30% of felony cases may raise insanity as a possible defense; this approach most often does not even make it to trial. Moreover, defendants who attempt insanity pleas will serve longer sentences than those convicted criminally, and they will serve these sentences in hospitals that closely resemble prisons.
In this week’s Assignment, you will explore forensic risk assessments that will first address whether the suspect in the School Shooter case has the mental capacity to stand trial. You will then use the Learning Resources to support your position as to whether the suspect could be legally determined to be insane.
To prepare
Assignment
In a 2- to 3-page paper:
RESCOURCES
Blumoff, T.Y. (2015). Rationality, insanity, and the insanity defense: Reflections on the limits of reason. Law & Psychology Review, 39, 161–204. Retrieved from http://www.law.ua.edu/lawpsychology/
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Borum, R., Cornell, D. G., Modzeleski, W., & Jimerson, S. R. (2010). What can be done about school shootings? A review of the evidence. Educational Researcher, 39(1), 27–37. doi:10.3102/0013189X09357620
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Lurigio, A. J. (2016). ‘It’s not my fault’: New conceptual frameworks for understanding the insanity defense. [Review of the book The matrix of insanity in modern criminal law, by G. Hallevy]. PsycCritiques, 61(16). doi:10.1037/a0040128
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Best practice considerations for schools in active shooter and other armed assailant drills, NASP, NASRO (2014). Reprinted by permission of NASP via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Roesch, R. et al. (2014). Defining and assessing competency to stand trial. Retrieved from: https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2014/08/15/Defining_and_Assessing_Competency_to_Stand_Trial.pdf
Laureate Education (Producer). (2016b). School shooter podcast [Audio file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
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