Law and Practice
Law and Practice Civil commitment is the involuntary commitment of an individual into an inpatient treatment facility for the safety of him/herself or others (Greenley, n.d.; Testa & West, 2010). This process can force an individual to submit to psychiatric care because of the inherent risk the pose to them. In a civil commitment situation, a person is deemed to be unable to make a reasoned and well-informed decision about their own welfare. This is not unlike insanity pleas which some states allow in criminal defense. Similar to those cases, and despite what a person says about themselves and their ...
