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Frontline: A Crime of Insanity

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Material Type: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT: January 13, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT: November 30, 2012
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Submitter : Cathy Swift

Description:
This site, from Frontline, deals with the insanity defense in trials. In the overview, it presents several topics such as FAQs about the insanity defense, notorious insanity cases, state insanity defense laws, and mental health courts. It then presents the story of Ralph Tortorici who is mentally ill and took classmates hostage. There are also links to statistics on the mentally ill who are imprisoned and interviews with a variety of individuals.

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Primary Audience: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Mobile Compatibility: Not specified at this time
Language: English
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Copyright: yes
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