A TV Reporter Is Interviewing Students About the Insanity Plea

question 40

Multiple Choice

A TV reporter is interviewing students about the insanity plea. If these students are similar to about 90% of the population, they will agree with which of the following statements?

• A)"The insanity defense is not used in enough cases. Too many mentally ill people are in jail instead of in hospitals."
• B)"Too many people escape responsibility for their crimes by pleading insanity."
• C)"If someone successfully pleads NGRI, he or she will spend more time in jail than in a mental hospital."
• D)"Mentally ill people are carrying too much legal burden from their conditions."

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