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- 4. waiver -Trying juveniles as adults in the criminal justice system or waiving them into adult court.
- 8. dysphoric disorder (PMDD) - A medical condition creating extreme mental and emotional symptoms prior to menstruation that could potentially be used as a criminal defense to a crime.
- 10. -impulse test An insanity test that focuses on the defendant’s ability to conform his conduct to the law.
- 11. waiver -Waiver of a juvenile defendant from juvenile to adult court is presumed appropriate based on the age, offense, or other factors.
- 12. test -An insanity test that determines whether the criminal activity is the product of a mental disease or defect.
- 13. exclusion- A statutory requirement that certain juveniles be treated as adults in the criminal justice system.
- 15. waiver- The discretion of the juvenile court judge to waiver jurisdiction over a criminal case so that the minor can be tried as an adult
- 23. test - An insanity test that focuses on the defendant’s ability to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct based on a mental disease or defect.
- 24. - An excuse defense to a criminal charge based on the defendant’s mental condition at the time of the crime.
- 25. Law Age Presumptions-Over 14-Criminal Capacity Presumed
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- 1. waiver Waiver of a juvenile defendant from juvenile to adult court is mandatory based on the age, offense, or other factors.
- 2. but mentally ill - A verdict, short of finding insanity, in which the criminal defendant is mentally ill at the time of the crime
- 3. capacity - A failure of proof defense based on the defendant’s inability to form the required criminal intent due to a medical disease or defect. It is a unique defense that is not equivalent to the insanity defense.
- 5. survival syndrome -A criminal defense based on the heightened sense of fear that the defendant experiences from being raised in a high-crime urban neighborhood.
- 6. Subjective:-focuses on the defendant’s predisposition to commit the crime without government involvement
- 7. waiver- Waiver of a juvenile defendant from adult court to juvenile court for adjudication.
- 8. stress disorder (PTSD)- A potential defense to a crime based on psychological trauma the defendant suffered after experiencing a traumatic event.
- 9. - An excuse defense that is applicable when the defendant is forced to commit a crime by threat or force.
- 14. Objective- focuses on police conduct and whether a normal law-abiding citizen would be persuaded to commit a crime
- 16. jurisdiction - Two courts—namely, an adult and juvenile court—both have jurisdiction over a particular case. The prosecutor makes the decision regarding in which court to initiate criminal proceedings.
- 17. An excuse defense that is applicable if the government is found to have manufactured or initiated a crime that would not have otherwise occurred
- 18. -An excuse defense applicable only if the intoxication through alcohol, drugs, or other substances is involuntary.
- 19. of force-Example: holding a gun to the defendant’s head and forcing them to rob a bank ,Not the same as the necessity defense, where the defendant chooses between two evils,Generally NOT available as a defense to an intentional killing
- 20. Law Age Presumptions-Age 7-14-Presumption Against Capacity
- 21. rage - A criminal defense based on the defendant’s past experience with racism that caused him to break the law.
- 22. chromosome defect - A criminal defense based on the presence of an extra “Y” chromosome and hypermasculinity.