Not a “Get Out of Jail Free Card”: Comparing the Legal Supervision of Persons Found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder and Convicted Offenders

BACKGROUND: The public often perceives the insanity defense as a “get out of jail free card”. Conversely, several studies demonstrate the substantial control imposed upon these defendants. This study compares Review Boards decisions regarding people found not criminally responsible on account of men...

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Autores principales: Martin, Sandrine, Charette, Yanick, Leclerc, Chloé, Seto, Michael C., Nicholls, Tonia L., Crocker, Anne G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8804320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35115962
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.775480