PSYC 2490 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Intellectual Disability, Jeffrey Dahmer, Insanity Defense

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2490
• Professor: Janine M.Montgomery

Document Summary

May be locked, bars may be placed on windows, security doesn"t carry weapons or wear uniforms. Someone found ngri could not remain committed if no longer mentally ill, even if still considered dangerous o. Usually put in general prison population, may or may not receive treatment. May be committed to mental hospital if still considered dangerous/mentally ill after sentence is over. Jeffery dahmer accused of and admitted to butchering, cannibalizing and having sex with the corpses of 15 boys and young men, entered plea of guilty, attorneys argued disorder should be considered during sentencing. Critics argue that it doesn"t benefit criminals with psychological disorders, and doesn"t result in appropriate treatment.