Mental Illness and the Legal System

Question 1

Over the last 30 years, crime rates and the number of people in prison have ______________.

Answer 1

Decreased

Question 2

The proportion of people involved in the legal system with mental illness has ______________ significantly.

Answer 2

Increased

Question 3

___% of Canadians experience mental illness in a given year

Answer 3

20%

Question 4

________________ is having two diagnosis at the same time

Answer 4

Comorbidity

Question 5

Depression and anxiety disorders are often ______________

Answer 5

Comorbid

Question 6

____ of homeless people have mental illness

Answer 6

2/3

Question 7

___ people have a diagnosis of major depressive disorder.

Answer 7

1/6

Question 8

_______________ involve the patient having some sort of dissociation from reality

Answer 8

Psychosis

Question 9

_________________ are staffed by a collaborative team of diverse professionals

Answer 9

Mental-health courts

Question 10

______________ make up a small proportion of court cases

Answer 10

Drug crimes

Question 11

________________ make up a small proportion of inmates

Answer 11

Drug offenders

Question 12

___% of indigenous inmates suffer from substance abuse disorders

Answer 12

93%

Question 13

Not Criminally Responsible by Reason of Mental Disorder (NCRMD) involves the ______________ deciding whether or not the defendant is responsible

Answer 13

Judge/jury

Question 14

Unfit to stand trial (UST) refers to the defendants ___________ at the time of trial

Answer 14

Mental state

Question 15

The _____________ is a 5-person panel which includes a lawyer, a psychiatrist, and a member of the general public

Answer 15

Review board

Question 16

Almost ___ of NCRMD/UST cases spend 10+ years in review board system.

Answer 16

1/4

Question 17

_______________ revolutionized the way Canada deals with cases where the defendant is mentally ill

Answer 17

Bill C-30 (1992)

Question 18

If you are ______________, you are unable to understand nature or object of proceedings, understand possible consequences, or communicate with counsel

Answer 18

Unfit to stand trial

Question 19

__________________ is when the court decides what to do with the accused

Answer 19

Disposition

Question 20

The statements; “When I go to court, the lawyer will…”
“If the jury finds me guilty, I will…”
are examples of what?

Answer 20

FIT-R (Fitness Interview Test-Revised

Question 21

______________________ could educate someone with a low IQ to teach them how court works

Answer 21

Educational treatment programs

Question 22

____________________ is the idea that if medication may assuage symptoms, this could be a route to restoring fitness

Answer 22

Psychotropic medications

Question 23

People who suffer from drug abuse are more likely to stand fit compared to those with mental illness. True or false?

Answer 23

True

Question 24

______________ is where the court essentially puts the charges on hold. (e.g. the defendant is told “as long as you do not get into any legal trouble for the next 12 months, the charges we have against you will disappear in 12 months time”)

Answer 24

Stay of charges

Question 25

A __________________ is where the crown proves enough evidence for trial

Answer 25

Prima facie case

Question 26

Not Criminally Responsible by Reason of Mental Disorder is in ______________

Answer 26

Canadian

Question 27

Prima facie is Latin for “______________”

Answer 27

On the face of it

Question 28

Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity is in the ________________

Answer 28

USA

Question 29

________________ is when you’re sentenced to a secure psychiatric facility

Answer 29

Criminal commitment

Question 30

_________________ is when a person is viewed to be a threat to themselves or others, or unable to care for themselves. They may be hospitalized involuntarily

Answer 30

Civil commitment

Question 31

People who are found _____________ have a major psychiatric diagnosis, a past with mental health problems with documentation, and have been found unfit to stand trial.

Answer 31

Not Criminally Responsible

Question 32

With a ______________ ,the criminal is released from custody but with certain conditions

Answer 32

Conditional discharge

Question 33

With a ________________ the criminal has no threat to society and a low risk for reoffending

Answer 33

Absolute discharge