If a Person Succeeds at Using the "Not Criminally Responsible

question 61

Multiple Choice

If a person succeeds at using the "not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder defence," which of the following is most likely to occur?

• A)The person would express regret for having done so because of the stigma associated with mental illness.
• B)The person would automatically be incarcerated in a psychiatric institution for exactly the same length of time as he would have been sentenced to prison if he had not used this defence.
• C)The person may end up spending only a fraction of the time in a psychiatric institution than he would have been sentenced to prison if he had not used this defence.
• D)The person may end up incarcerated in psychiatric institutions for much longer periods than he would have been sentenced to prison if he had not used this defence.

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