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The Baker Act
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The Baker Act
This paper traces how the Baker Act, also known as the Florida Mental Health Act, was enacted into law in 1971.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages) |
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2006
Paper Summary:
The paper explains how the Baker Act was enacted into law after Maxine Baker shifted her concerns in the Florida legislature toward the mentally ill. The paper describes how Baker was aware that there were thousands of cases in Florida in which law enforcement officers came in contact with mentally ill individuals. These confrontations were often violent and resulted in the death of either officers of the patient. Baker believed that people who were repeatedly involved in situations involving law enforcement it was generally because they had not taken prescribed medications that would have prevented them from being a crisis situation to begin with. Therefore, the Baker Act was used by the Florida legal system to allow judges to order mentally ill patients into mandatory treatment programs that would require them to take their medications.More papers on The Baker Act:
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The Baker Act (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Baker-Act/91087
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"The Baker Act" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Baker-Act/91087>
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