Laws Regarding Involuntary Hospitalization

question 50

Multiple Choice

Laws regarding involuntary hospitalization

• A) explicitly intend to be mildly punitive, for motivation and treatment purposes.
• B) attempt to reduce the punitive aspects as much as possible.
• C) assume some degree of moral culpability for risks that are posed to the community.
• D) cannot be punitive and assume no moral culpability for risks posed.
• E) vary, with only some jurisdictions retaining the old English punitive aspects.

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