Two Interesting Articles on www.Slate.com ~ PsychLaw Journal

Monday, October 26, 2009

Two Interesting Articles on www.Slate.com

10:48 AM Maximillian Wachtel, Ph.D. 4 comments

The first has to do with an economics graduate student who discovered that calculation errors caused some Maryland inmates to end up with significantly longer sentences than they deserved (she also discovered that some inmates received shorter sentences):

Errors In Judgment

The second has to do with using Asperger's Syndrome (a developmental disorder similar to Autism, only without the impaired verbal ability...most individuals with Asperger's have problems with obsessive behavior and a lack of social skills) as a legal defense. It sounds like some defendants have successfully used an Asperger's diagnosis to be acquitted or found not guilty by reason of insanity:
The Geek Defense: Do criminals with Aspberger's syndrome deserve special treatment?

Thanks for reading-- Maximillian Wachtel, Ph.D.
www.CherryCreekPsychology.com

Posted in: Asperger's,Autism,defense,NGRI,sentence

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