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Prisons Of The Mind: Social Value And Economic Inefficiency In The Criminal Justice Response To Mental Illness, Amanda C. Pustilnik Jan 2006

Prisons Of The Mind: Social Value And Economic Inefficiency In The Criminal Justice Response To Mental Illness, Amanda C. Pustilnik

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Can constructs of social meaning lead to actual criminal confinement? Can the intangible value ascribed to the maintenance of certain social norms lead to radically inefficient choices about resource allocation? The disproportionate criminal confinement of people with severe mental illnesses relative to non-mentally ill individuals suggests that social meanings related to mental illness can create legal and physical walls around this disfavored group. Responding to the non-violent mentally ill principally through the criminal system imposes at least 6 billion dollars in costs annually on the public, above any offsetting public safety and deterrence benefits, and imposes terrible human costs on …

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Bifurcation In Insanity Trials: A Change In Maryland's Criminal Procedure, Kathryn S. Berthot Jan 1989

Bifurcation In Insanity Trials: A Change In Maryland's Criminal Procedure, Kathryn S. Berthot

Maryland Law Review

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A Federal Verdict Of Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity And A Subsequent Commitment Procedure, Joseph D. Tydings Jan 1967

A Federal Verdict Of Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity And A Subsequent Commitment Procedure, Joseph D. Tydings

Maryland Law Review

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To Kill A Mockingbird - Stare Decisis And M'Naghten In Maryland, Kenneth L. Lasson Jan 1966

To Kill A Mockingbird - Stare Decisis And M'Naghten In Maryland, Kenneth L. Lasson

Maryland Law Review

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"Insanity" At Time Of Trial - Rowe V. State, J. B. Powell Jr. Jan 1964

"Insanity" At Time Of Trial - Rowe V. State, J. B. Powell Jr.

Maryland Law Review

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Insanity As A Defense To Crime, Roszel C. Thomsen Jan 1959

Insanity As A Defense To Crime, Roszel C. Thomsen

Maryland Law Review

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Insanity As A Defense - Mcnaghten Rule Repudiated By District Of Columbia - Durham V. United States, Mathias J. De Vito Jan 1955

Insanity As A Defense - Mcnaghten Rule Repudiated By District Of Columbia - Durham V. United States, Mathias J. De Vito

Maryland Law Review

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Varying Tests For Insanity - Salinger V. Superintendent Of Spring Grove State Hospital, Mathias J. Devito Jan 1955

Varying Tests For Insanity - Salinger V. Superintendent Of Spring Grove State Hospital, Mathias J. Devito

Maryland Law Review

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Burden Of Proof Of Insanity In Criminal Cases - Thomas V. State Jan 1955

Burden Of Proof Of Insanity In Criminal Cases - Thomas V. State

Maryland Law Review

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From Mcnaghten To Durham, And Beyond - A Discussion Of Insanity And The Criminal Law, Simon E. Sobeloff Jan 1955

From Mcnaghten To Durham, And Beyond - A Discussion Of Insanity And The Criminal Law, Simon E. Sobeloff

Maryland Law Review

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