The Sell Decision May Result in ______

question 68

Multiple Choice

The Sell decision may result in ______.

• A) increased use of the incompetency defense
• B) people coming to trial whose trials had been delayed by incompetency issues
• C) less use of expert witnesses in determining competency
• D) treatment in private rather than public psychiatric hospitals for those who have been declared incompetent

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Definitions:

Tiebout Hypothesis

An efficient mix of public goods is produced when local land/housing prices and taxes come to reflect consumer preferences just as they do in the market for private goods.

Public Goods

Goods that are neither excludable nor rival in consumption, meaning anyone can use them, and one person's use does not diminish the ability of another to use it also.

Optimal Level

The most efficient, effective, or desirable point or state for a specific circumstance or variable.

Willingness to Pay

Willingness to pay represents the maximum amount an individual is prepared to spend to acquire a good or service.