The song that plays at the beginning of the episode as Vicki is leaving the bus station, is 'Honey Dove' by Lee Fields.
Guest star Kay Panabaker is the younger sister of Danielle Panabaker, who appeared in season six's "Intoxicated (2005)".
Andre Braugher stars as defense lawyer Bayard Ellis. Braugher also played Det. Frank Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) with Richard Belzer, who played Munch on that show and on SVU.
Benson says she has dealt with a football player using an insanity defense as a result of football head injuries before, which happened in the episode Closet (2008)