A Major Result of the Insanity Defense Reform Act Was

question 41

Multiple Choice

A major result of the Insanity Defense Reform Act was

• A)to require that a documented,preexisting mental condition exist at the time of a crime in order to use an insanity defense.
• B)to clarify what specific crimes may be associated with insanity.
• C)to restrict the insanity defense to multiple offenders.
• D)to eliminate the irresistible impulse as a plausible insanity defense.

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