Chapter 9

Question 0

Unlike competence, the concept of insanity refers to the criminal state of mind _____________

Answer 0

At the time of the crime

Question 1

Cording to text what is the single most controversial area of the intersection of psychology and law

Answer 1

Insanity

Question 2

Insanity is a scientific concept used by modern psychologist and legal judgment that is decided in court

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What does filicide mean

Answer 3

You kill your own kids

Question 4

The principle of ________ requires that an individual who committed a crime exercised free will and understood what he or she was doing

Answer 4

Mens rea

Question 5

The individual who did not exercise _________ and choosing to perpetrate a crime is also not legit

Answer 5

Free will

Question 6

The term _______ means the criminal act. The term _______ means guilty mind.

Answer 6

Actus rea

Mens rea

Question 7

Which Rule imported from England for in the bias for the American insanity defense

Answer 7

“Good from evil”

Question 8

List 3 elements of the mnagthen rule

Answer 8

Disease of mind
Defeat of reason
Right/wrong

Question 9

Why is it called a cognitive test

Answer 9

Quality of a person thought process during the act

Question 10

What does the term irresistible impulse mean

Answer 10

They knew it was wrong but can’t stop himself

Question 11

What does the expression police at the elbow mean

Answer 11

Would they do it if a cop was near

Question 12

Why’s the durham standard to referred to as the product test

Answer 12

Not responsible if it’s due to a mental disease

Question 13

What was the main criticism of the Durham Standard posed by judges and lawyers

Answer 13

Broadly applied

Question 14

Why is it called a volitional of standard

Answer 14

A conscious choice

Question 15

Name the standard that combine the principles elements of mnagthen and Durham into one standard

Answer 15

American Law Institute

Question 16

In the American law institute standard the inability to appreciate wrongfulness is called the ________ prong

Answer 16

Cognitive

Question 17

In the ALI standard the inability to conform conduct to the law is referred to as the _______ prong

Answer 17

Volitional

Question 18

What was the most important factor in hinckleys acquittal

Answer 18

Burden of proof

Question 19

How does mens rea defense differ from insanity defense

Answer 19

Mens rea is only available for particular crimes that require a certain mental state

Question 20

List the three major changes made in the insanity defense reform act of 1984

Answer 20

Insane at the time of the crime
Violational is dropped by defense
Give ultimate issue testimony

Question 21

Give an example of a crime in which the mens Rea defense might be applied

Answer 21

If you think it’s an alien you can shoot it even if it is actually human

Question 22

Rita Simon tested the effect of two different definitions of insanity what were the findings

Answer 22

No difference or impact on verdict

Question 23

List three problems you need to the insanity defense that makes it difficult to build forensic assessment instruments to aid in the test

Answer 23

Prove insanity by Past behaviors
Controlling right or wrong actions
No psychological instrument to measure

Question 24

Name want to clear advantage of test like the R -CRAS and doing insanity evaluations

Answer 24

Guides and organizes clinical judgments whether their criminally responsible for their crime

Question 25

List for characteristics of defendants judged to be NGRI

Answer 25

Psychosis
mood disorders
mental retardation
personality disorder

Question 26

What becomes of a defendant who was found NGRI

Answer 26

End up spending greater time at a mental institute than they would in jail