You are a criminal intelligence analyst in a major crimes unit. Your unit handles some of the most horrendous crimes in your jurisdiction. Recently, a case involving extreme violence resulting in deaths and sexual assaults has been opened, and it appears to be the work of a serial killer and rapist. Some of the crimes are so horrible that the detectives have come to you because they feel the offender must be insane. In a discussion, most are concerned that even though the offender has committed these horrible crimes, he will not end up going to jail because he is insane. The Major Crimes Commander knows that you have recently taken legal training on insanity versus competency and feels that you would best be able to speak to his or her unit and explain the differences between legal insanity and clinical insanity (based on the psychopathology of the suspect). Focus your discussion on the following:

• Describe 2 different scenarios in which one offender's actions indicate that he or she isclinically insane and that he or she has demonstrated thathe or she islegally insane as well and not competent to stand trial.
  • In the second scenario, the offender's actions indicate that he or she is clinically insane, but their actions during and following the crime appear to indicate they are legally sane and competent to stand trial.