Mental Illness & Crime Unit

 Instructions For this assignment, you will write a two-page essay, addressing the  issues below:  Explain how crime and mental illness are related from a legal  standpoint. Find three court cases which are related to mental illness and criminal  law. Explain the issue and why it is relevant in the realm of mental  illness and crime. Identify issues or trends or challenges that you found within your three  cases. Explore changes you notice. Explain your standpoint on bringing mental illness into a person’s  criminal background; is it relevant? Avoid numbering your responses; rather, format this assignment as an  essay. Be sure to include your reference page with APA citations.