Homework # 2 Civil Commitment versus Outpatient Commitment Instructions: Answer the following question(s): Define and contrast civil commitment and outpatient commitment. What are the criti

1.       Homework # 2 Civil Commitment versus Outpatient Commitment

Instructions:

Answer the following question(s):

Define and contrast civil commitment and outpatient commitment. What are the criticisms of these laws? Why would they be considered coercive? Why did Virginia change their civil commitment laws and would the change have stopped the Virginia Tech Shooting? Finally, What type of civil commitment is Kendra’s Law, does it have positive results, and why is it criticized?

Your answer should be:

·         1-2 pages

·         Double-spaced

·         Incorporate appropriate course readings and media as your sources of information

·         Properly cite sources using APA.

·         Please submit a PDF or Microsoft Word doc

The book we are using is The Criminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice SystemRisdon N. Slate, Jacqueline K. Buffington-Vollum, W. Wesley Johnson.

I have attached some pages from the book to be used for source writing the eassy.