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Is the Insanity Defense Legitimate? Shane Wirth

Is the Insanity Defense Legitimate? Shane Wirth. http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1083897-Picture-Wars!/page188. http://qatarcultureclub.blogspot.com/2011/11/act-of-violence-can-be-deviant-among.html. Background.

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Is the Insanity Defense Legitimate? Shane Wirth

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  1. Is the Insanity Defense Legitimate?Shane Wirth http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1083897-Picture-Wars!/page188 http://qatarcultureclub.blogspot.com/2011/11/act-of-violence-can-be-deviant-among.html

  2. Background • The M’Naghten Rules : A set of rules enacted as a reaction to the acquittal of Daniel M’Naghten. • Liability. • Difficulty of looking back at the past. http://insanityplea.umwblogs.org/standards/the-mnaghten-rule/

  3. Abolish the Defense! • Lack of evidence. • Socio-cultural/economic factors. http://www.thenew-renaissanceman.com/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest.html

  4. Keep the Defense! • Lack of mental capacity. • Minor laws (animal rights). http://www.ohgizmo.com/2005/09/21/sickening-baby-escort-cages/

  5. What is insanity? • Stance of the issue (societal bonds). • A fine line. • Pogo The Clown (jailed) and Ed Gein (institutionalized). http://www.squidoo.com/pogo-the-clown http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/notorious/gein/bill_1.html

  6. What needs to happen. • A clear distinction. • Prevention method (social bonds). http://www.lesc.net/blog/power-handshake

  7. Questions • The insanity defense is very popular with the media, how often do you think it actually occurs? • Do you think the defense should be abolished or modified?

  8. Works Cited • Whitlock, F. A. Criminal Responsibility and Mental Illness. London: Butterworths & Co. Ltd., 1963. Print. • Whitlock, F. A. Criminal Responsibility and Mental Illness. London: Butterworths & Co. Ltd., 1963. Print. • “Should the Insanity Defense be Abolished?” DebatesDebates #110. HBO studios, New York. 26 August 1996. Television. • Ruecker, Ronald C. “Law Enforcement Response to the Mentally Ill.” The Police Chief 75.1 Sherwood, 2008. Print. • http://listverse.com/2012/04/11/top-10-most-notorious-insanity-defense-cases/

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