Legal Requirements

Paper details: The in" rel="nofollow">insanity defense is as old as it is controversial. There are times when in" rel="nofollow">insanity truly applies and times when it is not easy to determin" rel="nofollow">ine. In either case, the documentation of services provided to these clients is typically heavily scrutin" rel="nofollow">inized by attorneys sin" rel="nofollow">ince documentation is the primary means used by courts to measure in" rel="nofollow">insanity as it meets legal standards. This assignment will allow you to examin" rel="nofollow">ine the legal standards for in" rel="nofollow">insanity in" rel="nofollow">in your jurisdiction in" rel="nofollow">in addition to the requirements for the documentation of services provided to these in" rel="nofollow">individuals. Tasks: Search your state and regulatory boards, professional associations, state psychology boards, and state psychological associations. Use resources from professional literature to support your response. Professional literature may in" rel="nofollow">include relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or in" rel="nofollow">institutions (.edu, .org, and .gov). Write a 3- to 4-page paper, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: •What are the legal requirements in" rel="nofollow">in your jurisdiction regardin" rel="nofollow">ing the documentation of services provided by a forensic psychology professional? If not-guilty-by-reason-of-in" rel="nofollow">insanity (NGRI) and guilty- but-mentally-ill (GBMI) evaluations are not recognized by your jurisdiction, review the legal requirements in" rel="nofollow">in a jurisdiction where they are the standard. •What are the specific laws and rules regardin" rel="nofollow">ing the documentation of psychological services? •What are the differences between the requirements for clin" rel="nofollow">inical work and the requirements for forensic work, if any? •What standards are used in" rel="nofollow">in your jurisdiction for an in" rel="nofollow">insanity plea? •Do the in" rel="nofollow">insanity standards identify mental disease or defect with any exclusions, such as substance use? Explain" rel="nofollow">in. •How do the standards in" rel="nofollow">in your jurisdiction contrast with the standards presented in" rel="nofollow">in your course textbooks? •Do the in" rel="nofollow">insanity laws specify the presence of cognitive or volitional impairment as a threshold requirement to meet in" rel="nofollow">insanity? Provide brief examples. Wrote in" rel="nofollow">in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in" rel="nofollow">in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spellin" rel="nofollow">ing, grammar, and punctuation.