Boots, Paquette. "Characteristics of Mentally Ill Offenders From 100 Psychiatric Court Reports." Behavioral Sciences & the Law 22.2 (2004): 223-38. Discover Galileo. Web. 3 Oct. 2012. This article is about the characteristics that mentally ill offender tends to have. This source is credible because it uses stats taken straight from actual reports. I could easily use this book on my research to explain how one is legally called a "mentally ill" offender.
Pifer, Natalie. "Is Life The Same As Death?: Implications Of Graham V. Florida, Roper V. Simons, And Atkins V. Virginia On Life Without Parole Sentences For Juvenile and Mentally Retarded Offenders." Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 43.4 (2010): 1495-532. Discover Galileo. Web. 3 Oct. 2012. This article discusses three separate court rulings that all have to deal with mentally retarded offenders. This is a credible source because there are quotes taken directly from the courtroom of all three cases. I will use this article becuase it will help explain why someone is either labeled as a mentally ill offender or not.
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