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Question 31

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As specified by Wyatt v. Stickney (1972) , the least restrictive conditions for mentally retarded individuals included all of the following EXCEPT

A) more structured living.
B) smaller facilities.
C) integration into the community.
D) independent living.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A TV reporter is interviewing students about the insanity plea. If these students are similar to about 90% of the population, they will agree with the following statement:

A) "The insanity defense is not used in enough cases. Too many mentally ill people are in jail instead of in hospitals."
B) "Too many people escape responsibility for their crimes by pleading insanity."
C) "If someone successfully pleads NGRI, he or she will spend more time in jail than in a mental hospital."
D) "There are more mentally ill people in prisons than in mental hospitals."

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The outcome of Miguel's trial resulted in a finding of "not guilty by reason of insanity." According to criminal law, Miguel now will be sent to .

According to the Supreme Court, people are assessed as being competent to stand trial if they can

With regard to mental health and the law, which of the following is an accurate statement?

The 1970s case Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, in which a student killed his ex-girlfriend, involved the issue called .

The conflicting interests over civil commitment were illustrated by the 1988 case of Joyce Brown, a homeless woman diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, who was .

As indicated by surveys of the general population, what percentage of people perceives that the insanity defense is used too often?

The insanity defense is based on a historical case in England involving a man named .

According to the Addington v. Texas (1979) which of the following is sufficient cause to commit someone to commit a mentally ill person to the hospital involuntarily?

State laws permit involuntary commitment when all of the following conditions have been met EXCEPT

In the 1970s and 1980s, tightened restrictions on involuntary commitment resulted in

Since the 19^th century, the method of determining responsibility when a person's mental state is in question has been based on the M'Naghten rule.

The term "therapeutic jurisprudence" refers to using what we know about behavior change to

Clinical utility refers to the

When a person is the subject of civil commitment proceedings, the rights and protections provided by law include all of the following EXCEPT

In 1975, Kenneth Donaldson, who was not considered dangerous, successfully sued the director of the hospital in which he had been confined for 15 years and where he had received .

What should make us optimistic that the needs of individuals and of society can ultimately be addressed through the courts?

Which of the following is NOT part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's purpose?

Andrea is being held in a psychiatric hospital after being found guilty of criminal behavior. She is in this facility instead of in jail because