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Execution of Mentally Challenged Persons, 2003.
Discusses the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court.
4,050 words (approx. 16.2 pages), 32 sources, $ 135.95
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Discusses the Court's use of the Eighth Amendment to ban the use of the death penalty for insane persons, the 1972 Furman vs. Georgia ruling, the Ford case of 1974, divisions on the Court, state court decisions, and the current death penalty.
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"This research paper discusses the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court concerning the constitutionality of executing mentally challenged persons. Ever since the Court first applied the Eighth Amendment to ban the ..."
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Execution of the Mentally Challenged, 2002.
A paper which discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to ban the execution of mentally challenged individuals.
3,100 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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The paper shows that when the Supreme Court ruled to ban the execution of mentally challenged criminals, the decision raised many ethical issues. It discusses the difficulty in the judge's ability in determining a person's mental stability and the need for an analysis of the ethical principles in defining and applying the issue of mental retardation in the judicial system.
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"The ethical factors involved in handing down any death sentence are complex. This is especially true when the accused is a mentally challenged individual. In the American criminal justice system, the court must be assured that an accused individual is fully responsible for their actions in order to hold responsible for their crime. In other words, in order to prove guilt, we must know that the accused in fully aware of and responsible for their behavior."
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Death Penalty for the Mentally Challenged, 2002.
An essay that argues against the recent Supreme Court decision on the execution of the mentally retarded.
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper opposed the 2001 U.S. Supreme Court decision to prohibit capital developmental delay capital punishment for the mentally retarded. It objects to the Court leaving the States power to define who is mentally retarded, instead of looking at who is capable of standing trial.
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"It was on Friday 2001 when the Supreme Court took the final decision of prohibiting or banning the capital punishment of the mentally retarded. There were around fifteen states out of the 38 states that excused the mentally retarded from its reach, as done by the federal government. While, on the other hand, the remaining thirty-eight states had permit death penalty (Wilson, 2002). However, lately a group of retired American diplomats insisted the Supreme Court to ban such executions in general, and argued that the lack of such a ban "will strain diplomatic relations with close American allies (Fournier, 2002)."
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Executing Mentally Ill Criminals, 2006.
This paper examines the controversial and much debated issue of executing mentally ill individuals who were sentenced to death in capital punishment trials.
2,394 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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The writer of this paper presents a detailed examination regarding the execution of mentally ill criminals. The writer explores case law, as well as moral issues when it comes to medicating the mentally ill with anti-psychotics so they are well enough to be executed. This paper analyzes the verdicts in several death sentence trials, including the cases of Ford vs. Wainwright and Singleton vs. Norris. In 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the execution of the mentally incompetent violates the 8th Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. A prisoner cannot be executed unless sufficiently competent to understand the nature and reasons for his punishment. This paper also details the recent 6-to-5 decision and the first ruling of its kind, in Singleton vs. Norris, that a mentally ill prisoner may be involuntarily medicated with anti-psychotic drugs to restore his competency for execution. The author examines the issue of executing the mentally ill after forcing them to take medication which has been upheld in several U.S. courts . The logic behind such decisions is flawed for several reasons, which are detailed in this paper.
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Introduction
Getting Worse Before it Gets Better
Works Cited
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"The execution of the mentally ill after forcing them to take medication has been upheld in several US courts. The logic behind such decisions is flawed for several reasons. The mentally ill who are so disordered that they cannot function are not forced to stand trial, nor are they required to answer for their crimes. They are allowed an insanity defense that allows them to seek treatment and eventually apply to be released back to society. It does not make sense, that a mentally ill person can be force fed medications so that they become sane enough to be executed, if defendants cannot be force fed medications for the purpose of understanding their crime and standing trial. The health care industry is built on not harming others."
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Executing the Mentally Retarded, 2002.
A paper which argues against capital punishment as a form of punishment for the mentally impaired.
2,477 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 75.95
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The paper gives a history of the death sentence in America, examining states such as Texas where it is is used more frequently than other states. The paper then examines the issue of executing criminals whose IQ's are low and who are obviously mentally impaired, using the example of Ricky Ray Rector, executed in 1992 in Arkansas, as an example. The paper discusses the laws and guidelines laid down by the constitution on this matter, as well as the stand of the American Association for Mental Retardation (AAMR) which is obviously against executing the mentally impaired. The paper shows the criteria AAMR have to define someone who is retarded. Finally, the paper concludes by arguing against the death sentence for anyone proven mentally impaired.
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"Like Ricky Ray Rector, the man who asked the guards to save his dessert so he could eat it after his execution, these people just don't have the mental capacity to fathom what is happening to them. The only 'good' point, if there is one, is that they are not scared to die because they don't really understand what it means to be executed. One man even said that he wanted to "be God's gardener and take care of the animals" (Several, 2002).
While it's good that these people are not frightened, that still doesn't make their execution right. It should be stopped, but lawmakers have not worked hard enough to make that a reality just yet. It's unfathomable to many people how the government can look into the eyes of someone who is profoundly mentally retarded and then have them killed. These people are from all walks of life, ages, and races. Their only commonality is their mental disability, and that makes them vulnerable to our justice system."
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Capital Punishment and Mentally Retarded, 2002.
This paper examines both sides of the argument regarding the death penalty for mentally retarded prisoners, focusing particularly on death penalty cases in Texas.
1,758 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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The first part of the paper looks at the legal standards for mental retardation. In the second part, the paper details the criticism against these standards and evaluates the other arguments for allowing the execution of the mentally retarded. The third part of the paper looks at the arguments against capital punishment for criminals who are proven to be mentally deficient. In the conclusion, the paper evaluates how the Supreme Court?s ruling reflects a shift in societal attitudes regarding capital punishment and mental retardation.
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"Mental retardation is a medical condition characterized by impaired or incomplete mental development. With early diagnosis, a mentally retarded person can learn coping and life skills. However, there is no cure for mental retardation. There are three widely-used criteria to determine mental retardation. First, the condition causes significantly lower than average leves of intellectual function. Second, this limited intellectual function is often accompanied by related limitations in other adaptive skill areas. Finally, these conditions manifest themselves by the age of 18."
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Death Penalty & The Mentally Retarded Offender, 2002.
Argues that mentally retarded offenders should not be put to death.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 12 sources, $ 63.95
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Argues that mentally retarded offenders should not be put to death. Cites opinions of various groups against the death penalty for convicted offenders with a significant sub-average level of intellectual ability. Alternative punishements. Refers to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that decided that executing mentally retarded individuals did not violate the Constitution.
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" In 1989, the United States Supreme Court (hereinafter referred to as the Court) decided (by a vote of 5 to 4) in the case of Penry v. Lynaugh (492 U.S. 584) that executing individuals with clinically diagnosed mental retardation did not comprise a violation of the Eighth Amendment (Mental retardation and?, 2001). The Court held that instead, mental retardation should be a mitigating factor considered by the jury during sentencing. Justice Sandra Day O?Connor, writing on behalf of the majority of the Court, stated that a ?national consensus? had not as yet developed regarding a prohibition on such executions, given that only two states (Maryland and Georgia) prohibited such executions in 1989 (Mental retardation and?., 2001). Since then, however, 16 more states have enacted..."
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Diversity and the Mentally Retarded, 2007.
This paper discusses multiculturalism and diversity as it relates to the mentally retarded population.
2,660 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the United States is home to an ever-growing, ever-changing racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious mosaic. The writer also points out that millions of immigrants arrive each year in search of work, and in the hope of finding opportunities and freedoms that are unavailable in their homelands. The writer states that many Americans that suffer from disabilities come from a bewildering array of backgrounds and are in great need of the assistance of others. The writer maintains that those who reach out to the mentally retarded must begin to comprehend, and to make provisions for diverse circumstances and points of view. Learning to deal with diversity, and working with multiculturalism demands a new mindset, an awareness of cultural sensitivities and the concerns of others. The writer discusses that providers of training and care to the mentally retarded must be willing to learn other languages, and to learn about the different cultures in which those requiring special attention are being raised. Attention to issues of multiculturalism and diversity is one of today's primary challenges in assisting the mentally retarded.
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"Similarly, caregivers must attempt to uncover and comprehend other attitudes toward care of the mentally handicapped that may be masked by these traditional family relationship patterns. Perhaps, the desire to keep mentally retarded individuals at home is a symptom of a desire to keep these individuals away from those whom present the potential for harm. A family might now wish to expose a mentally handicapped child to a public school environment because of fears that the child will be taunted or otherwise ostracized. Groups may not trust external caregivers. Despite serious efforts to control for specific biases, minorities are frequently overrepresented in special care environments as the results of culturally biased tests and evaluation procedures."
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The Connection between Violence and the Mentally Ill, 2001.
A look at whether the mentally ill are more violent than the non mentally ill and why this a common misconception in our society.?
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 73.95
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"Over the past decades a number of prominent individuals have been attacked or killed by people with a psychosis or other mental disorders, including ex-Beatle John Lennon and former U.S. President, Ronald Reagan. Although these cases may be spectacular, violence and aggression displayed by the mentally ill is usually directed against partners or family members, rather than others (Danielson et al, 1998). There is little evidence of an increasing number of violent acts made by patients with psychosis, but literature suggests that patients with major mental disorders have an increased risk for committing such acts compared with the general population (Munro, 2000). ). Fed by highly selected information in the mass media about their very rare contribution to one type of tragedy, homicide, the public and politicians believe, or are being encouraged to believe through the mass media, that unless people with a mental disorder are once more segregated, the streets will not be safe."
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Homelessness and the Mentally Ill, 2007.
A discussion of the factors contributing to the high incidence of mentally ill individuals among the homeless population.
2,349 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper discusses mentally ill individuals and homelessness. The paper looks at the incidence of mentally ill persons among the homeless population and suggests reasons why they make up such a high proportion of that population. The paper suggests ways to reduce the incidence of homelessness in the general population and in the mentally ill population, in particular. The paper then discusses the book "Treating the Homeless Mentally Ill: A Report of the Task Force on the Homeless Mentally Ill," written by Richard H. Lamb.
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"What treatment and services that did exist in state hospitals were in one place and under one administration, however in the community services and treatment are under various administrative jurisdiction and in various locations (Lamb). Lamb points out that even the "mentally healthy" have difficulty in dealing with the numerous bureaucracies, both governmental and private, and actually succeeding in getting their needs met (Lamb). Moreover, it is much easier for patients to get lost in the community as compared to a hospital, where, although they may have been neglected, at least their whereabouts were known (Lamb)."
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Capital Punishment for the Mentally Retarded, 2002.
A study of the death penalty for mentally retarded criminals.
890 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper argues the numerous reasons why the death penalty for the mentally retarded is inappropriate. It demonstrates that mental retardation prevents the disabled from logically assessing the pros and cons of their actions. The paper illustrates that international human rights groups urge nations not to impose death penalty on people with any form of mental disorder, which includes mental retardation and the mentally ill.
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"The Supreme Court of the United States, in a landmark ruling on June 20, 2002, prohibited the executions of the mentally retarded declaring it as violation of the eighth amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The Court decision came in the Atkins vs. Virginia case and in the opinion of many not a day too soon. While the taking of a life by anyone including the state is a debatable issue, subjecting the mentally retarded to the maximum punishment was an aberration in a civil society that has been set right by the decision."
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Death Penalty - The Execution of Saddam Hussein, 2007.
A look at the pros and cons of capital punishment, using the execution of Saddam Hussein as an example.
4,030 words (approx. 16.1 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 109.95
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This paper examines the death penalty in the context of the execution on December 30th 2006 of Iraq's ex-president Saddam Hussein. It begins with a brief background of the death penalty (including its history and varying methods used globally) and a brief biography of Saddam Hussein (with an emphasis on his crimes). The pros of executing Hussein are then detailed with reference to how it may act as a deterrent and to how it may be seen as a form of retribution and punishment for his crimes. The paper also looks from the other side at Hussein's execution, paying attention to capital punishment cons such as its possible arbitrariness, wrongful convictions, cruelty and ineffectiveness. The paper tries to be original in that as well as covering all the usual perspectives and attitudes to the death penalty, Hussein's case is presented fairly without prejudice and with a range of varying political (conservative versus liberal), religious (Christian versus Islamic) and personal opinions (including the views of people from all over the world and the authors).
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"The 'death penalty' is also known more formally as 'capital punishment' and is the execution of a person who has been convicted in a country's court of law, usually for offences deemed to be of the highest order (known as 'capital crimes' or 'capital offences'). It has probably been around since the apparatus of society needed for it to exist (citizens, the state and courts) has been around. Indeed, the first death penalty laws date back to the 18th century BC in the code of King Hammaurabi of Babylon, which codified the death penalty for twenty-five different crimes. Methods for execution included crucifixion, drowning, beating to death, burning alive and impalement. Historical records show that various primitive tribal communities likely used something similar to the death penalty too. Contrary to popular belief, there was not necessarily a greater rate of executions per capita in such times than at other times. Pre-medieval times were characterized by small communities and members of the community were often reluctant to put to death other members because it would weaken the community and the most heinous crimes such as murder were usually crimes of passion anyway. Financial compensation and isolating the perpetrator of the crime were usually considered sufficient punishment."
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Therapeutic Intervention and the Developmentally Challenged Child, 2001.
Examines therapeutic intervention as a model for change in stressful and crisis situations in the family of the developmentally challenged child.
33,677 words (approx. 134.7 pages), 73 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This work attempts to describe various aspects of parents? coping styles with their developmentally challenged child, assuming that, with the help of therapeutic intervention, both the developmentally challenged child and the family system as a systematic unit, and, of course, each one of its members individually, will draw much benefit and gain the power to efficiently cope with their life.
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The Birth of a Developmentally Challenged Child
Emotional Difficulties in the Family of the Developmentally Challenged
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Coping with Stressful Situations in the Family
Coping Theory According to Menushin?s Family Therapy
The Structural Approach ? Therapeutic Conclusions
Family in Therapy
Generation of the Therapeutic System Therapeutic Intervention by Way of Therapeutic Group
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"The crisis of change stems from the sudden change that occurred in the parents? perception of themselves, their family and their future. Each parent has plans for the new born. The expectations are broken when they receive the new that their child was born with mental deficiency and diminished capacity, and they are replaced with an attempt of the parents to rehabilitate their world in light of the sad news."
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Non-Violent Mentally Ill Individuals, 2003.
A construct for community based solutions for non-violent mentally ill individuals verses incarceration.
2,434 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper attempts to present a viable alternative to incarcerating non-violent mentally-ill offenders. It evaluates how this alternative includes first examining the historical literature on treatment of mentally ill and the options that law enforcement and the courts have in dealing with those who have a mental disorder. It analyzes community based solutions by discussing current trends of treatment and programming being made available at the local and or state level. It also looks at the benefits including benefits first to the affected individual and then to the community.
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"In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, mentally ill offenders can be sent to the Community Support Program. This program provides three types of services to the participants: medical and therapeutic services, money management, and housing assistance. Entry into this program is usually by the Municipal Court Intervention Program. The Municipal Court Intervention Program provides a structured alternative to incarceration for persons convicted in municipal courts. It aims principally to keep in the community persons convicted of violating municipal ordinances who are in need of mental health, alcohol, or drug treatment and those who are due to be transferred to the local correctional facility Mc Donald & Teitelbaum, (1994)."
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The Medicaid System and the Mentally Ill, 2007.
This paper discusses possible changes to the now successful Medicaid system for treating the low-income mentally ill.
2,735 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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This paper explains that Medicaid is the number one payment foundation for most community-based mental health services and the only health plan that finances a complete array of the rehabilitative services needed by people with psychiatric disabilities. The author stresses that low income children and adults have nowhere else to turn for mental health care and must depend tremendously on Medicaid. The paper relates that recent suggestions to change the Medicaid system for treating mental illnesses include plans to reduce the range of services that the states must provide and to reduce the number of recipients by replacing the current entitlement program with one or more block grants to the states. The author points out that Medicaid should go through some changes; however, these changes should be based on a serious review of their impact on caring for the mentally ill population.
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"While states currently deal with major budget losses and concerns about the cost of Medicaid, there are ways to give states financial relief without reducing benefits to Medicaid recipients or extremely cutting the resources on which public mental health and other state agencies now depend. Policies that should be considered include improving coverage under Medicare community mental health services, including prescription medications, outpatient counseling, and case management, so that the federal government picks up costs for the elderly and increasing federal support for state and local mental health programs through increases to the federal community mental health block grant."
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