A TV Reporter Is Interviewing Students About the Insanity Plea

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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 the following statement:

• 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) "There are more mentally ill people in prisons than in mental hospitals."

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