Law

“One common way to alter human conscsiousness is to administer a psychoactive drug, a substance capable of altering attention, emotion, judgment, memory, time sense, self-control, or perception. In fact, In fact, most Americans regularly use consciousness-altering drugs (don’t forget that caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine are mildly psychoactive) Many psychoactive drugs can be placed on a scale ranging from stimulation to depression” (Coon & Mitterer, 2016, p. 180). During the early part of the twentieth century, alcohol was illegal to make, sell, and consume in the United States. This was clearly a policy decision. It seems that making alcohol consumption illegal did little to stop its consumption.

In this assignment, you will complete a threat assessment and recommendation. Consider the following scenario. The judge in the courtroom has stated that he does not want any defendants restrained while in his court. During a routine court proceeding for arraignment, the following occurred. View the video Man Tries to Grab Gun in Lincoln County Courtroom, which is also included in your Required Unit Resources.

Thesis: The policies under the federal insanity defense towards legitimate mentally ill individuals who genuinely need professional help not only liberates non- mentally ill criminals to avoid serving their full sentence in feral prison but also them disrespecting the system and what it stands for.

Article Review Assignment: Historical Tradition Changes: New Policy on the Death Penalty for Minors