Attitudes About Defendants with Mental Illness and Mental Illness Verdicts
| Opinion | Prosecutor (N = 43) | Public Defender (N = 59) | Private Defense Attorney (N = 144) | Judge (N = 9) | Total (N = 255) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Would rather defend, prosecute, or judge defendants who do not have mental illness | 69 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 50 |
| The NGRI verdict should be eliminated | 50 | 11 | 18 | 50 | 23 |
| The GBMI verdict should be eliminated | 38 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 38 |
Data are percentages of respondent groups.