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Variable % Total Group Sex 57.3 female 42.7 male Educational level* 2.1 less than high school 12.5 high school graduate or GED 31.3 some college 27.1 college graduate 27.1 postgraduate education Relationship to law enforcement† 2.0 self 13.5 friend 10.3 family member 77.1 none Relationship to a lawyer† 4.1 self 21.8 friend 13.5 family member 62.5 none Relationship to a judge† 0.0 self 7.3 friend 2.1 family member 90.6 none Relationship to someone with a major mental illness† 6.2 self 8.3 friend 26.0 family member 67.7 none The mean age was 46 years (range, 19–69).
* Values in this category do not total 100.0% due to rounding.
† Values in these categories do not total 100.0% as answers are not mutually exclusive.
% Correct % Incorrect Definition of NGRI 55.3 44.7 Definition of GBMI 37.2 62.8 Dispositional outcome of NGRI 62.5 37.5 Dispositional outcome of GBMI 78.1 21.9 All of above 4.2 — - Table 3
Responses Regarding Dispositional Outcome of NGRI Among Those Who Knew Correct Legal Definition
Dispositional Outcome Is, % Dispositional Outcome Should Be, % Psychiatric hospital, then home when no longer dangerous (correct answer) 71.2 56.9 Psychiatric hospital, then prison once stabilized 15.4 39.2 Home 13.5 2.0 Prison 0.0 2.0 Columns do not total 100.0% due to rounding.
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Responses Regarding Dispositional Outcome of GBMI Among Those Who Knew Correct Legal Definition
Dispositional Outcome Is, % Dispositional Outcome Should Be, % Psychiatric hospital, then home when no longer dangerous 11.4 8.6 Psychiatric hospital, then prison once stabilized (correct answer) 88.6 80.0 Home 0.0 2.9 Prison 0.0 8.6 Columns do not total 100.0% due to rounding.
