CONVICTION

Mental Disorder & Conviction

Abstract

The following paper describes the relationship between mental illness/disorder and criminal offense. In the following paper, I have tried to purport that the individuals who have some mental illness or mental disorder are more likely to convict criminal offences and therefore are more likely to the conviction. In this paper, several studies and reports have been discussed, that support and justify my view on this issue. But, at the same time different statistics are also discussed.

Mental Disorder & Conviction

It is said that persons who develop major mental disorders are more likely than persons with no mental disorders to be convicted of criminal offences.” (p. 220). Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Defend your position with research.

I completely agree with the above statement that the person having mental disorder are more likely to commit violence and criminal offences and therefore , their chances of conviction is also higher. It is completely logical that the people who have some kind of mental illness will come disproportionate with the law of the land at some point. People with mental disorder will always negate any kind of control over them and therefore will always be more inclined towards socially deviant behaviors (Hollin, 2005).

People with mental illness come into conflict with the law in disproportionate numbers. If they are not Canadian citizens, this places them at risk of being removed from Canada. An institution called CLEO, working in partnership with Schizophrenia Society of Ontario (SSO), has produced Mental Illness, Criminal Offences, & Deportation, a resource for front-line workers that has tips on how to help clients with mental illness who may be at risk of removal because of their involvement with the criminal justice system(Silver, Felson, 2008).

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