Legal And Ethical Case Study

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Legal and Ethical Case Study “Douglas Teen Commits Murder” Idris Rawls Westwood College The legal and Ethical case study I have chosen to research is concerning a Douglasville teenager who is suspected of killing his great-grandmother and critically injuring another grandmother with a sword. Gevin Prince is 15 years old, lives in Douglasville, Ga. According to Laura Prince, “she believes that the entire episode that had unfolded on this particular night, at her home on Spring Ridge Drive could have been avoided if Gevin Allen Prince would have received the more medical care for his behavioral problems” (Laura Prince, 2011, interview with Christopher Seward). Laura Prince stated that she had been trying to get long-term inpatient treatment for the 15-year-old, since she had gained legal custody of him since he was 5. The legal issue regarding this case is that Gevin Prince, now accused of murder, should and could have received more medical care for his behavioral problems. Gevin had been previous diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome which is similar to autism and had been known to have acted out in the past. The sheriff department was familiar with the home on Spring Ridge Drive responding to repeated calls in the past. But, because the state and the system failed to get Gevin the proper care for his abnormal behavioral problems he commits a murder. Now this leads me to my next concern the ethical issue. The ethical issue surrounding this case, according to Laura Prince “she had tried on numerous occasions to get Gevin long term treatment” (Seward, C. 2011). However, Laura indicated that she took him to several treatment centers, “but they never would keep him.” Due to her lack of insurance and scarcity of hospital beds (Laura Prince, 2011, interview with Christopher Seward). There were another occasion where the sheriff’s office had to get involved

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