Several Years Ago, Mark Was Arrested for Participating in a Crime

question 104

Multiple Choice

Several years ago, Mark was arrested for participating in a crime. Since then he has been confined to mental hospital, even though he was given a prison sentence. Mark is periodically evaluated to see if he is still mentally ill. If it is determined that he is no longer mentally ill, Mark will then be incarcerated to serve out his prison sentence. From your knowledge of mental health and the law, you would correctly state that Mark was originally found ___________.

• A) innocent
• B) GBMI
• C) NGRI
• D) incompetent to stand trial

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Definitions:

Censoring

The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.

Relevant Information

Data or facts closely related to the subject at hand or of importance to the decision-making process.

Actor-Observer Effect

A tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing other people's behaviors to their internal characteristics.

Bystander Effect

A psychological social effect where people are less inclined to assist someone in distress if there are others around.