Forensic Mental Health: The
Insanity Defense

Assignment
Instructions

From recent news
publications, select two individuals
with mental health issues who were involved in a forensic mental health
situation, or who could have been involved given the circumstances surrounding
the incident. Citing information from news articles and your readings for this
unit, write a paper in which you complete the following for each case:

·Describe an appropriate claim for each situation found in the
news articles (for example, competency to stand trial, insanity).

·Describe the clues from the news articles that might indicate a
mental impairment in both cases.

·Describe how a forensic evaluator would determine whether the
legal criteria for an insanity defense were met in both cases, using
information from the unit readings.

·Describe the relationship between mental health and the legal system,
using your course readings and the news articles.

·Describe the ethical concerns involved in both cases in the news
articles.

·Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar,
usage, and mechanics as expected of a psychology professional.

·Use APA style and formatting.

·Length: 3
double-spaced, typed pages.

·Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.