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Forensic Psychology and Ethical Implications For this paper, you will examine the ethical implications of a controversial topic related to forensic psychology. Choose from the following topics: 1. Psychologists involvement in military interrogations 2. Psychologists involvement in assessments related to death penalty cases In 1,500 words, consider the following: 1. Discuss human rights as it relates to the controversy. 2. Explain ethical implications that may arise for both sides of the controversy. A minimum of four peer-reviewed sources and the textbook should be used to support this paper. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.PSYCHIATRY REVIEW ARTICLE published: 01 December 2014 doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00172 Frendak to Phenis to Breivik: an examination of the imposed insanity defense William Donald Richie*, Farzana Alam, Lalitha Gazula, Harold Embrack , Milankumar Nathani and Rahn Kennedy Bailey Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA Edited by: Roy O’Shaughnessy, University of British Columbia, Canada Reviewed by: George Seiden, George Seiden Medical Corporation, USA Elizabeth Hogan, Regents University, USA *Correspondence: William Donald Richie, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA e-mail: [email protected] The imposition of the insanity defense is a complicated psycho-legal scenario. Globally, def- initions of insanity differ from country to country. In a multitude of cases, a determination of insanity at the time of a criminal act means the offender will not be considered responsible for his or her action(s). In many jurisdictions, concerns have been raised that the insanity defense has been used to mitigate punishment, usually after a particularly heinous crime. In this review, the authors use three cases – Frendak, Phenis, and Breivik to demonstrate how the imposition of the insanity defense has been used for legal purposes in the past and present. In an effort to give more background to each of the above-mentioned cases, the writers have provided some details to aid comprehension. The authors offer recommenda- tions for the ethical forensic evaluator unburdened by partisan allegiance and invested in the search for truth. This review article relies on peer-reviewed articles available from PubMed, Meharry Online Library, and legal dictionaries. We also cross-referenced reputable news sources to ensure the validity of the facts we present. Keywords: Frendak vs. United States, Phenis vs. United States, Breivik case, insanity defense, jurisdictions INTRODUCTION Societies , in the main, believe that criminals should be punished for their crimes. At the same time, societies also advocate that laws should not punish defendants who are mentally ill and inca- pable of understanding and knowing that their actions were wrong and/or were unable to control their conduct (McNaughton Stan- dard, American Library of Law). In this way, the insanity defense reflects a compromise on the part of society and the law (1). The legal definition of insanity is “a condition which renders the affected person unfit to enjoy the liberty of action because of the unreliability of his behavior with concomitant danger to himself and others” [Ref. (2), p. 794]. Importantly, insanity is not the same as low intelligence or mental deficiency due to age or injury. The legal proceedings following a defense of insanity require psychi- atric/medical input to determine whether the defendant be placed in a penal institution or mental-health facility for treatment. In a criminal case, theCriminal Responsibility Evaluations: Role of Psychologists in Assessment Murray Ferguson and James R.P. Ogloff Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Monash University and Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health, Australia The defence of insanity has been in existence for centuries, but it underwent a significant reformulation in English law in the first half of the 19th century. Since that time it has remained largely unchanged. Since its inception, expert evidence in these cases has primarily been the domain of medicine. In spite of this, more recently psychology has been gaining acceptance in this field of mental health and law. Victorian legislation allows for the assessment of mental impairment to be undertaken by psychologists but some courts have been trepidatious in allowing it. The aim of this article is to outline the role that psychologists can and do play in the evaluation of those who plead that they are not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. Key words: assessment; criminal responsibility; insanity; mental impairment; psychologist. What I have That might your nature honour and exception Roughly awake, I here proclaim was Madness Wasn’t Hamlet wronged Laertes? Never Hamlet If Hamlet from himself be ta’en away, And when he’s not himself does wrong Laertes, Then Hamlet does it not. Hamlet denies it Who does it then? His Madness —Shakespeare (Hamlet) The idea that one is not responsible for one’s actions when the actions are the product of mental illness, such that they cannot appreciate the nature of their actions, has in one form or another been in existence for centuries (Ogloff, Roberts, & Roesch, 1993). Under law, except for strict liability offences, to be found guilty of a criminal act one must not only have voluntarily committed the act (actus reus), but also have had the capacity to under- stand the criminality of the act, or form the intent to commit a criminal act (mens rea). ‘‘Insanity’’ is a legal term and not a psychiatric or psychological one. It implies that, because of the effects of mental illness on one’s cognitive process, one cannot form the intent to commit a criminal act or, if intent is formed, it is formed on the basis of irrational thinking caused by the mental illness. Criminal intent is not negated by virtue of having a mental illness or even experiencing specific symptoms of such. It is negated only when such illness renders a person unable to appreciate or understand the nature of their behaviour. Although the use of the insanity defence in England existed before the 18th century, it Correspondence: James R. P. Ogloff, 505 Hoddle Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria 3068, Australia. Email: [email protected] Psychiatry, Psychology and Law Vol. 18, No. 1, February 2011, 79–94 ISSN 1321-8719 print/ISSN 1934-1687 online � 2011 The Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law DOI: 10.1080/13218719.2010.482952 http://www.informaworld.com was Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Law and Psychiatry journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijlawpsy Forensic mental health evaluations in the Guantánamo military commissions system: An analysis of all detainee cases from inception to 2018 Neil Krishan Aggarwal⁎ Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, United States A B S T R A C T Even though the Bush Administration opened the Guantánamo Bay detention facility in 2002 in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, little remains known about how forensic mental health evaluations relate to the process of detainees who are charged before military commissions. This article discusses the laws governing Guantánamos military commissions system and mental health evaluations. Notably, the US government initially treated detainees as “unlawful enemy combatants” who were not protected under the US Constitution and the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, allowing for the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques.” In subsequent legal documents, however, the US government has excluded evidence obtained through torture, as defined by the US Constitution and the United Nations Convention Against Torture. Using open-source document analysis, this article describes the reasons and outcomes of all forensic mental health evaluations from Guantánamos opening to 2018. Only thirty of 779 detainees (~3.85\%) have ever had charges referred against them to the military commissions, and only nine detainees (~1.16\%) have ever received forensic mental health evaluations pertaining to their case. Of these nine detainees, six have alleged mental torture while in US custody. This paper shows that leaders in the United States and Europe should consider whether counterterrorism policies that supersede traditional health and human rights complicate the ability of future governments to prosecute cases when successive leaders change laws, a pertinent consideration as North American and European states grapple with the return of foreign fighters. 1. Introduction This article describes how forensic mental health evaluations fit within the legal process of all cases that have been processed through Guantánamos military commissions system from 2006 to October 2018. The United States Congress (2006) passed the Military Commis- sions Act of 2006 (also known as “MCA 2006”) so that these commis- sions at Guantánamo could try any “unlawful enemy combatant” for war crimes. Since the passage of this act, only one study (Aggarwal, 2015) has examined how mental health has been invoked in detainee cases before the military commissions system. This study is now dated since the American government passed new laws and statutes in 2016. Moreover, that study took a random sample of cases ratSTATEMENT ON THE INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND WORK A s a university, we believe that the message of Jesus Christ bears profound implications, not only for individuals, but also for society and the ways that we as individuals live within it. The Lord Jesus instructed His followers to live as salt and light within society, which implies a call to live out our lives in ways that contribute to the common good. We are convinced that this call extends to the workplace and that our respective vocations represent vital opportunities to glorify God by serving others in ways that promote human flourishing. 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