Scenario : You are part of a fact finding panel for your state court system. The court has a concern over the methods in which persons who are mentally ill violent offenders are handled. You are charged with selecting a modern court case (past 30 years) in which a sanity issue arose regarding a violent offender. The case may involve a Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Plea, or it may involve a directive by the court for a sanity hearing. You may also select a case with a court consideration of idiot status was determined. You must prepare a briefing report on the methods that were used to assess the defendant by the court in the case you selected. Discuss the outcome of the case and the mechanism that resulted in the defendant’s evaluation for sanity. In a 5 page position paper, respond to the following: Articulate the mental disorder(s) being considered by the court in the case that you selected, and why this disorder would make the defendant unfit for trial. Explain the relationship between the actions and behavior that would cause the court to remand the defendant for a mental evaluation. Evaluate the outcome of the case you selected in terms of the defendant, the victim, and the community. Critique the court’s decision in the case you selected. Choose 1 of the following: Support the court’s correct decision. Challenge the court’s decision with your supported reasons. It is critical that, when you make a statement of fact in your presentation, you cite the reference that you used to obtain the information from. Do this in the text of the paper, and then include the reference in your References page. As always, your paper will be submitted in the current edition of APA format. No abstract is required because this is a short-position paper, but a title page, reference page, and appropriate running header with page numbers are necessary. .

1. Scenario
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You are part of a fact finding panel for your state court system.
The court has a concern over the methods in which persons who
are mentally ill violent offenders are handled. You are charged
with selecting a modern court case (past 30 years) in which a
sanity issue arose regarding a violent offender. The case may
involve a Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Plea, or it may
involve a directive by the court for a sanity hearing. You may
also select a case with a court consideration of
idiot
status was determined.
You must prepare a briefing report on the methods that
were used to assess the defendant by the court in the case you
selected. Discuss the outcome of the case and the mechanism
that resulted in the defendant’s evaluation for sanity.
In a 5 page position paper, respond to the following:
Articulate the mental disorder(s) being considered by the court
in the case that you selected, and why this disorder would make
the defendant unfit for trial.
Explain the relationship between the actions and behavior that
would cause the court to remand the defendant for a mental
evaluation.
Evaluate the outcome of the case you selected in terms of the
defendant, the victim, and the community.
Critique the court’s decision in the case you selected. Choose 1
of the following:
Support the court’s correct decision.
Challenge the court’s decision with your supported reasons.
It is critical that, when you make a statement of fact in your
presentation, you cite the reference that you used to obtain the
information from. Do this in the text of the paper, and then
include the reference in your References page. As always, your
paper will be submitted in the current edition of APA format.
No abstract is required because this is a short-position paper,

2. but a title page, reference page, and appropriate running header
with page numbers are necessary.