Should the Mentally Ill be Incarcerated or Executed?

Running Head : SAVING THE MENTALLY ILL

Saving the Mentally Ill : Ethical Judicial Reform

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The plights of the mentally ill have been seen across various cultures throughout the historical tale of humanity . The imposed consequences of society on individuals demonstrating deviant behavior , often considered to be mentally ill , range from punishments as light as a ticket or fine and ranging to incarceration or even execution . The question remains for society today , are extreme punishments such as incarceration or execution rational solutions in regard to the treatment of mentally ill

br people who break the social norms of safety ? Figuring out how best to deal with the fringes of society often called criminals but better termed mentally ill people is question which has no doubt been with humanity for a very long time . However , it is a justified opinion to state that mentally ill people are indeed worthy of better treatment than incarceration or execution . Despite the sometimes harmful behaviors of mentally ill individuals , there are better actions to take in the bettering of human society than to punish the most tormented and fragile members of society

A very important positive aspect of allowing mentally ill offenders to engage in the care of psychological treatment rather than being locked into the government judicial system and jails is simply being able to look at an offender with compassion and the hope of recuperation rather than with scorn and the desire to maltreat the offender . Jailing and execution , even minor fines , is simply...