Is the concept of diminished mental capacity a legal question or a medical one? Which professional discipline should be entrusted with defining the rules and regulations for the mentally-ill in the criminal justice system?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers may vary: Many scholars have debated the issue of whether the criminal justice system is properly equipped to handle offenders suffering from mental illnesses and whether the legal definition of insanity properly encompasses the psychiatric reality of so many disorders that impair an offender's functioning.
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A. Jimmy Carter B. Ronald Reagan C. Richard Nixon D. George Bush
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false