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Good Evening,Assistance is needed in completing the following assignment:PS440 This Assignment will center on how psychotic disorders are very common in the criminal justice system. It is believed that almost half of the killers of law enforcement officers meet the criteria for antisocial personality disorder.Andrea Yates: More to the StoryThe case of Andrea Yates, who drowned her five young children in a bathtub on a beautiful June morning, captured the attention of society\u2019s legal and psychological community. The defense she used was \u201cnot guilty by reason of insanity,\u201d which subsequently failed. The Time magazine online article, \u201cAndrea Yates: More to the Story\u201d examines the role of the key prosecution witness, a forensic psychiatrist who was paid $500 an hour to dispute claims that Andrea Yates was insane under Texas Law.As you learned in this week\u2019s unit, the term \u201cinsanity\u201d is a legal, rather than psychological, concept. Although the case was later overturned on a technicality, the original jury did not adhere to the defense\u2019s claim of legal insanity.For this Assignment, you are to discuss the insanity defense and ethical considerations. To help you prepare for this week\u2019s Assignment, review the following sources:1. In your text, Chapter 14: \u201cMental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues\u201d2. Roche, T. (2002, March 18). \u201cAndrea Yates: More to the Story.\u201d Retrieved fromhttp:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/nation\/article\/0,8599,218445,00.html3. Duran, M. V. (2013). Juries and Insanity. Retrieved fromhttp:\/\/www.cengage.com\/custom\/ems\/psych\/shared\/video\/player.html?video=jries_and_insnty_16555Proceed with the Assignment locating one credible source from the Library or the internet about a criminal case where the defendant used the not guilty by insanity defense. You can use the Andrea Yates case. Address the following:1. Provide an overview of the case story.2. Explain why it is difficult for the defendant in the chosen story to be found not guilty by insanity in a court of law.3. Discuss any ethical concerns that pertain to the chosen case story.The best answer will discuss how it can be determined whether a mental illness affected the individual\u2019s ability from knowing right from wrong at the time the crime was committed.Submitting Your AssignmentReferring to the textbook and one other credible source, complete theUnit Assignment Template. Complete the document in 1\u20132 pages, using APA writing style.Please and Thank You<\/p>\n \n
Good Evening,Assistance is needed in completing the following assignment:PS440 This Assignment will center on how psychotic disorders are very common in the criminal justice system. It is believed that almost half of the killers of law enforcement officers meet the criteria for antisocial personality disorder.Andrea Yates: More to the StoryThe case of Andrea Yates, who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[]},"categories":[31],"tags":[32],"yoast_head":"\n