PSY 3330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Insanity Defense, American Law Institute, Deinstitutionalisation
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3: civil commitment, refers to committing someone to a psychiatric hospital. Initially no court involvement is needed: 2pc- two physician certificate, further detainment requires a formal judge. Improve local/community facilities: not successful led to increase in the homelessness population, we also see a rise in transinstitutionalization. 6: when one wins the insanity plea and are not guilty- ngri, they are not responsible for the crime. Indefinite commitment to a forensic hospital: only released when no longer mentally ill. Instead of going to a criminal court they will go to a problem solving court and instead of a sentence they have to go to rehab, have employment and refrain from drugs use in a 6 month period. If medication can produce rationality trial can be held: only in limited circumstances. Identifying malingering: pretty good for which people are lying about psychological issues.
