CRM/LAW C149 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sexually Violent Predator Laws, Van Stephenson, Insanity Defense
28 Mar 2019
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Violence, mental disorder, and the legal system. Critical junctures of public protection and mental health care. Guilty but mentally disordered, mitigated sentence severity. It has frequently been said that deinstitutionalization is why we have so many mentally disordered and dangerous people on the street. Deinstitutionalization has been characterized as a policy enacted by heartless government leaders. Perceived malevolence is a core anger-inducing appraisal. Bias in cue interpretation in these writings. Readiness to perceive malevolence or harmful intent in others behavior. During play, another child"s accidental bumping is rapidly viewed as a deliberate attempt to push me and make fun of me . During class, a teacher asking a question of the student is interpreted as the teacher is always picking on them . Behavioral: friction in aggressive banter with mates verbal aggression as precursor to physical. Trigger: he is bumped while carrying full pint glasses. Anger schema is engaged -> hostile appraisal (self-image threat)
