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Mentally Retarded Criminal Justice

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I had an assignment for school that required me to conduct a survey on this topic. The poll deals with what punishments are or arent appropriate for someone with a mental disability. Thanks in advance for your help
Compared to people without disabilities do you consider mentally retarded criminals to be…
More responsible for their crimes
Equally responsible for their crimes
Less responsible for their crimes
What do you think is the best punishment for a mentally retarded person convicted of first degree murder with circumstances that would result in the execution of a non disabled person
captial punishment
life in prison without parole
life under involuntary commitment to a mental institution
What do you think is the most appropriate punishment for a mentally disabled person convicted of armed robbery?
equal prison time as non disabled person
less prison time as non disabled person
committed to mental institution until deemed no longer a threat to self or others
What do you think is the best response to a mentally handicapped person committing a minor crime like shoplifting?
probation
do nothing, just have them return what they stole
a short term in therapy, to be sure they understand what they did was wrong, and reduce the likely hood that they will repeat the crime
Same situation as last time, only now it is the fifth time they have done this
same punishment they have been getting
longer therapy with possible committment
jail time
Last question, and thanks for your help in this poll. Do you agree with the supreme court case of Atkins v. Virginia(made it illegal to execute someone with an IQ below 70, who had shown developmental issues prior to age 18)?
Yes
No
This poll was created on 2007-05-01 16:11:41 by sasquach54