Chapter 9 Flashcards
Unlike competence, the concept of insanity refers to the criminal state of mind _____________
At the time of the crime
Cording to text what is the single most controversial area of the intersection of psychology and law
Insanity
Insanity is a scientific concept used by modern psychologist and legal judgment that is decided in court
False
What does filicide mean
You kill your own kids
The principle of ________ requires that an individual who committed a crime exercised free will and understood what he or she was doing
Mens rea
The individual who did not exercise _________ and choosing to perpetrate a crime is also not legit
Free will
The term _______ means the criminal act. The term _______ means guilty mind.
Actus rea
Mens rea
Which Rule imported from England for in the bias for the American insanity defense
“Good from evil”
List 3 elements of the mnagthen rule
Disease of mind
Defeat of reason
Right/wrong
Why is it called a cognitive test
Quality of a person thought process during the act
What does the term irresistible impulse mean
They knew it was wrong but can’t stop himself
What does the expression police at the elbow mean
Would they do it if a cop was near
Why’s the durham standard to referred to as the product test
Not responsible if it’s due to a mental disease
What was the main criticism of the Durham Standard posed by judges and lawyers
Broadly applied
Why is it called a volitional of standard
A conscious choice
Name the standard that combine the principles elements of mnagthen and Durham into one standard
American Law Institute
In the American law institute standard the inability to appreciate wrongfulness is called the ________ prong
Cognitive
In the ALI standard the inability to conform conduct to the law is referred to as the _______ prong
Volitional
What was the most important factor in hinckleys acquittal
Burden of proof
How does mens rea defense differ from insanity defense
Mens rea is only available for particular crimes that require a certain mental state
List the three major changes made in the insanity defense reform act of 1984
Insane at the time of the crime
Violational is dropped by defense
Give ultimate issue testimony
Give an example of a crime in which the mens Rea defense might be applied
If you think it’s an alien you can shoot it even if it is actually human
Rita Simon tested the effect of two different definitions of insanity what were the findings
No difference or impact on verdict
List three problems you need to the insanity defense that makes it difficult to build forensic assessment instruments to aid in the test
Prove insanity by Past behaviors
Controlling right or wrong actions
No psychological instrument to measure
Name want to clear advantage of test like the R -CRAS and doing insanity evaluations
Guides and organizes clinical judgments whether their criminally responsible for their crime
List for characteristics of defendants judged to be NGRI
Psychosis
mood disorders
mental retardation
personality disorder
What becomes of a defendant who was found NGRI
End up spending greater time at a mental institute than they would in jail
