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The Validity of The Insanity Defence

Survey on the Justice and Exploitation of the Insanity Defence

Thank you for participating in my survey on the insanity defence, where we will be examining the defence as an exploitable loophole within the criminal justice system, as well as its overall validity. All information collected will be kept anonymous and be used solely for research purposes. Without further ado, please answers the questions below truthfully and to the best of your abilities:
1.Gender:
2.Age:
3.Given with the definition of the insanity defense being a mental disorder defense used in court, arguing that the defendant isn’t responsible for their actions due to a psychiatric disease at the time of the criminal act. Would you say there is any potential for this defense to be misused, and how?
4.Would you say this defense can bring about more good or not?
5.To meet the criteria to use the insanity defense, one must have proof they were suffering from a disease of the mind, making them unaware of the severity of the act they were committing at the time the crime was committed. Using this information, do you think you would be able to falsely plead the defense and essentially fake insanity?
6.(Optional) If your answer to the above was yes, how would you plan to do this?
7.The insanity defense has a 26% success rate and is also only used in 1% of court cases, however, has helped certain individuals to receive justice when having committed certain crimes as they were simply incapable of comprehending their actions. Based off this information, do you think the insanity defense should be abolished and why?
8.The legal definition has not been changed since 1842. Do you think this affects the validity of the insanity defence?
9.Would you personally suggest for there to be a reform to the insanity defence or for it to be abolished?
10.How useful would you say the insanity defence is in a world like today?