A Typical Defense Strategy,to Try to Counteract Public Anger About

question 54

Multiple Choice

A typical defense strategy,to try to counteract public anger about the insanity defense,is to

• A)portray the defendant as someone who was him- or herself a victim.
• B)portray the defendant as suffering terribly from their mental illness.
• C)portray the defendant as tremendously likeable.
• D)portray the victim as negatively as possible.

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