2018-2019 Catalog 
    
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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CJ 5575 - The Mentally Disordered Offender

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

This seminar examines the offender who may be mentally disordered. A survey is made of the various phases of the criminal justice system where psychiatrists are involved, e.g., diversion, fitness, insanity, and sentencing. Dangerous sex offender legislation, “not guilty by reason of insanity” and “guilty but mentally ill” statutes, and issues concerning confidentiality, informed consent, and treatment are addressed.



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