Introduction
People with mental illness are protected with certain rights just like normal people. These rights include treatment with respect and dignity, protection of privacy, having treatment options and alternatives, care recipient that does not discriminate on the basis of age, race or type of illness. These rights do not end there. They can also be saved from a punishment of a crime even if brought to trial (“Insanity”, n.d.).
InsanityInsanity, a legal term, is a mental illness in which a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality and has an uncontrollable impulsive behavior. In a criminal case, if the defendant Continue reading...