How is Mental Fitness Tested?
When using a mental health defense for y our case, you will have to be tested to determine whether you are mentally ill. A mental health evaluation is conducted by physicians to get an overall picture of how your mental health is. They’ll test how well you’re able to think, reason and remember by asking you […]
Can Charges Be Dropped Due to Mental Illness
The Definition of Legal Insanity To plea mentally ill after being charged of a crime, the mental illness must be so severe that society should not deem the offender morally responsible for their behavior. This is because most people who commit a crime results in some distortion of the mental process. While the courts continue […]
What Goes into a Mental Health Defense?
A mental health defense, or the insanity defense, is not a get out of jail free card. A lot goes in to a defense to prove insanity and in the end the sentences are not a walk in the park. Many times a defendant is found guilty but get a less serious sentence due to […]
A Man Convicted of Terrorism Gets 8 Years in Prison
A man pleaded guilty to plotting a terrorism attach on a motor vehicle office in Mesa. The man also had instructed an undercover FBI agent to make homemade grenades to carry out terrorist acts. Once under investigation, police found plans for the man to carry out terrorist acts like those in France and Brussels on […]
Did you Know? Arizona has Some of the Best Mental Illness Laws in the Nation
Mental health awareness continues to grow in the United States, and with that, more options for help and treatment become available. Luckily, in Arizona, there are laws that help the mentally ill get the treatment they need. Arizona mental health and illness laws In Arizona, people have the ability to keep potentially dangerous people from […]
The Process of Pleading Mentally Ill After Being Charged
Pleading not guilty because of mental illness is not a get of of jail free pass. A mentally ill plea required you to admit to the crime committed and to prove that mental illness was what led you to commit it. These pleas usually result in years of mandatory treatment in a mental hospital. The […]
Options for Mentally Ill Offenders That Don’t Involve Jail
Many Americans with mental illness end up in jails and prisons each year. They also tend to spend longer terms in prison and end up back in prison costing local jurisdictions more money. They are typically jailed for nonviolent reasons and end up lacking the treatment they need. So what are other options for the […]
What Does a Mental Health Evaluation Process Include?
A mental health evaluation is conducted by physicians to get an overall picture of how your mental health is. They’ll test how well you’re able to think, reason and remember by asking you questions and examining you either vocally or in writing. They will assess how you look, your mood, behavior, thinking, reasoning, memory and […]
Phoenix Police Department Starts “Mental Health Squad”
Law enforcement is a tough job, in many aspects, but one particular aspect—interacting with mentally ill civilians (who may be acting extremely erratically)—should be getting a little easier. A group has been started to assist officers interacting with the mentally ill, the “Mental Health Squad.” The squad consists of one sergeant and six officers, who […]