What about them? The Role of Mental Illness in Courts

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  1. 9. This and Mens Rea are needed for criminal guilty to be established. (2 words)
  2. 11. These seek to ensure treatment for a defendant’s mental disorders (3 words).
  3. 13. Meta-analytic ______ have been conducted to examine competency to stand trial.
  4. 14. An insanity defence requires a psychiatric ______.
  5. 15. The unconscious, involuntary behaviour; the person committing the act is not aware of what he or she is doing.
  6. 20. This was not recognized as a defence for violent crimes in Canada.
  7. 21. These states from psychological factors, are more consistent with diseases of the mind and may be applicable for the insanity defence.
  8. 22. These are allowed to conduct fitness and criminal responsibility evaluations in the USA.
  9. 23. This happens when the proceedings against a defendant who is found unfit to stand trial.
  10. 25. These screening tools are used to screen out defendants who are competent to stand trial.
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  1. 1. ______ automatism; involuntary behaviour that occurs because of an external factor. The verdict in such cases is “not guilty.” (2 words)
  2. 2. One option to deal with a mentally ill offender.
  3. 3. A mental disorder diagnosis was not _____ of reoffending.
  4. 4. the most common form of treatment for fitness.
  5. 5. A defendant who is found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder can have a ________ discharge where there are specific guidelines.
  6. 6. _____ to stand trial is the defendant’s inability to conduct a defense on account of a mental disorder.
  7. 7. a defendant’s fitness may be raised at _____ points from the time of arrest to the sentencing.
  8. 8. This should be considered when deciding on a disposition (2 words).
  9. 10. Insanity _____ the responsibility for performing a particular act because of uncontrollable impulses or delusions.
  10. 12. This can be critical for offenders who have certain mental disorders.
  11. 16. NCRMD defendants were more likely to have committed or attempted this type of crime.
  12. 17. Not being of sound mind, and being mentally deranged and irrational.
  13. 18. The notion that people with mental illness are more violent may not be a completely _____ view.
  14. 19. Individuals are expected that they should have some _____ of the charges and proceedings.
  15. 24. reason why there are high rate of mental illness in offenders (2 words).