Saks' Argument About Dissociative Identity Disorder as an Insanity Defense

question 21

Multiple Choice

Saks' argument about dissociative identity disorder as an insanity defense is that

• A)the body who commits the crime should be held responsible,regardless of whether the "person" was conscious of the crime being committed.
• B)the person,not the body,is responsible for a crime.
• C)dissociative identity disorder is usually faked by criminals pleading insanity and thus should not be an allowable defense.
• D)since therapy for dissociative identity disorder is not usually effective,confinement to a prison mental hospital is illogical.

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