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Mentally Ill Criminal Case Study

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Mentally Ill Criminals In light of the opposing view, all criminals should go to jail to be punished for their wrong-doings. When someone goes against the law, he deserves to be punished for it because he failed to uphold the law. Also, when mentally ill people can plead insanity and avoid jail time, others can cheat the system. For example, the case of Kevin Johns included multiple killings after an original conviction because he was placed in a psychiatric facility rather than prison. In this case, Johns was obviously a murderer and deserved jail time. Simply put, there should be no leniency for people who go against the law (Vatz).
Specifically, criminals who are mentally ill have a chemical imbalance in their brain which prohibits …show more content…

Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Viewpoints&currPage=&scanId=&query=&docIndex=&prodId=OVIC&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&mode=view&catId=&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010154266&windowstate=normal&activityType=BasicSearch&failOverType=&commentary=&source=Bookmark&u=azpcld&jsid=06965104eaa9e5ad19128f75be7068ca. Accessed 12 Feb. 2018. Originally published as "Position Statement 22: Involuntary Mental Health Treatment,", 5 Mar. …show more content…

Accessed 12 Feb. 2018. Originally published as "Why Outpatient Commitment Laws Change (Almost) Nothing," www.antipsychiatry.org, 19 Dec. 1999.
Vaknin, Sam. "Many People with Mental Illness Should Not Be Exempt from the Death Penalty."
The Death Penalty, edited by Jenny Cromie and Lynn M. Zott, Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Viewpoints&currPage=&scanId=&query=&docIndex=&prodId=OVIC&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&mode=view&catId=&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010124289&windowstate=normal&activityType=BasicSearch&failOverType=&commentary=&source=Bookmark&u=azpcld&jsid=0c9f3aa1df8dce863d05419be1a74916. Accessed 12 Feb. 2018.
Vatz, Richard E. "Mentally Ill Offenders Should Be Held Responsible for Their Actions." Crime and Criminals, edited by Christina Fisanick, Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010119309/OVIC?u=azpcld&xid=c7c80148. Accessed 12 Feb. 2018. Originally published as "Accommodating the Killer," USA Today Magazine, Sept. 2008, pp.

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