FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY: THE MISUNDERSTOOD BEAST (PART 1): Forensic Institutions

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Top 1.   Mar 8, 1999 8:03 PM

» MWFD - Forensic Institutions

The investigative component of Forensic Psych is definitely the rarest. The appliation of forensics to "criminal responsibility" and institutionalization is its biggest area. Your son's not criminally responsible status can be a good or a bad thing (depending on who's point of view you are looking from). The forensic psych hospital can be a better thing because it provides essential therapy that the prison doesn't. Prison often takes maleable individuals and makes them into worse offenders (unfortunately). However, the not criminally responsibility can also become a life sentense of institutionalization. A sad fact if the crime was a small one. However, the psych hospital in most cases is better then the prison.

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