The Mental Impairment And Unfitness Act - 1285 Words

The 1997 Mental Impairment and Unfitness Act has been effective in helping courts to determine persons to place on supervision. However, the determination of whether the policy’s goals are being accomplished in relatively difficult because a huge number of mentally ill offenders are being downgraded to extended status during custodial supervision orders. Moreover, offenders who have been released into the community’s care have been granted such measures through revocation of supervision orders. In contrast, the Mental Health Act 2000 has helped in determining how an individual should be processed through the criminal justice system or mental health system instead of his/her mental health issues. However, this legislation has several challenges including the likelihood of mentally ill offenders to receive unsuitable sentences because of being processed by a mainstream non-specialized Court (Hunter, n.d.). The offenders are usually punished for offenses they were not criminally responsible or cannot remember involvement in it. Problems in Australia’s Criminal Justice System In essence, it is quite clear that Australia’s criminal justice system has inherent problems in dealing with issues related to mentally ill patients. One of the major problems is likelihood of inappropriate sentences or unsuitable punishment for crimes. This problem is likely to arise from the legal requirement of the offenders to process a mainstream non-specialized Court. Secondly, offenders withShow MoreRelatedThe Element Of Criminal Liability2494 Words   |  10 Pagesdefined as an action or omission that can is constituted as an offence, going against the values of society and is an act which is punishable by law with either a fine, imprisonment or whatever punishment fits the nature of the crime. In this report there will be a discussion on the two element on criminal liability which are as followed Mens Rea (guilty mind) and Actus Reus (guilty act). Different components constitute these elements and are used to make up a crime. However there have been cases wereRead MoreThe Importance Of A Nurse As A Person Who Has Completed A Program2150 Words   |  9 Pagesrevalidation standard or revised code (NMC, 2010). The Code of Conduct: Learning Disability Nurses Roles The code contains the professional standards that registered nurses ( learning disability nurse) and midwives must uphold. UK nurses and midwives must act in line with the code, whether they are providing direct care to individuals, groups or communities or bringing their professional knowledge to bear on nursing and midwifery practice in other roles such as leadership, research or education. EffectiveRead MoreLegal Obligations And Duty Of Confidence With Respect2308 Words   |  10 Pagesinformation received in the course of a health-care relationship. Confidentiality is a patient’s right and is central trust between health professionals and patients. A â€Å"health professional† is defined in the Act and means a person who is registered under a health practitioner registration Act; for example the doctor, physiotherapist, dentist, midwife, or registered nurse1. A health professional also include the person who provides a health service; for example a social worker or dietician. The dutyRead MoreCase Lavern Longsworth V The Queen Judgment 115046 Words   |  61 Pagesevidence in the appeal, pursuant to section 33 of the Court of Appeal Act, Chapter 90. On 3 June 2014, she filed a further application to introduce fresh evidence. Both applications were heard by the Court of Appeal on 10 June 2014 and granted as prayed. The hearing was then adjourned to 21 June 2014 when the court heard submissions on sentencing. [3] On 27 June 2014, the court, pursuant to section 31(2) of the Court of Appeal Act, substituted for the verdict of guilty of murder returned by theRead MoreStudy on Recruitment and Selection Process18240 Words   |  73 Pagesby the companies. Selection procedure employs several methods of collecting information about the candidates qualifications, experience, physical and mental ability, nature and behavior, knowledge, aptitude and the like for judging whether a given applicant is or is not suitable for the job. Therefore, the selection procedure is not a single act but is essentially a series of methods or stages by which different types of information can be secured through various selection techniques. At each step