The purpose of such new verdicts as "guilty, but mentally ill" and "culpable and mentally disabled" is to ____.
A) increase the courts' awareness that mentally ill criminals are not responsible for their actions
B) reduce the influence of mental health professionals in trials
C) separate the issue of mental illness from individual responsibility for their actions
D) eliminate the idea of personal responsibility from the law
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