Exam 8: Crime and Mental Disorders

In Tarasoff v.Regents of the University of California (1974.,the Supreme Court of California held that a psychotherapist has an obligation to use reasonable care to protect potential victims of a patient.

(True/False)

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Question 41

Whose trial generated so much public outcry that Congress passed the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984?

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Question 42

In the Supreme Court case Sell v.U.S.(2003),the Court ruled that

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Question 43

Adjudicative competence involves competence to proceed and ________ competence.

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Question 44

Structured professional judgment is also referred to as structured ________ judgment.

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Question 45

Match up the terminology in the left column to the definitions in the right column.

The Multiple Iterative Classification Tree

Major disturbances in perception which involve sensing or perceiving things or events that others do not sense or perceive

Insanity

A person's state of mind at the time an offense was committed

The Durham Rule

Assumes that one cannot be held responsible if an unlawful action is the product of mental disease or defect

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The Multiple Iterative Classification Tree

Insanity

The Durham Rule

Mental illness

Actuarial approach

The Tarasoff case

Hallucinations

DSM

Guilty but Mentally Ill

Delusions

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Question 46

Insanity is a legal term that refers to a defendant's state of mind at the time of the crime.

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Question 47

Which well-known individual was found not guilty by reason of insanity?

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Question 48

Adjudicative competence is now the standard term for not guilty by reason of insanity.

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Question 49

According to the text,the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.

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Question 50

Most contemporary research indicates that the percentage of mentally disordered inmates in the nation's jails and prisons is ________.

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Question 51

Which form of amnesia is the most widely used justification for an insanity defense or mitigation of criminal responsibility in the U.S.courts today?

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Question 52

The phenomenon that occurs when a mental disorder or syndrome is unintentionally caused by a clinician or practitioner is known as

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Question 53

Describe guilty but mentally ill statutes.Why do many legal scholars oppose them?

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Question 54

The right and wrong test refers to which one of the following insanity defenses?

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Question 55

The insanity defense is used in approximately what percent of felony criminal offenses in the United States?

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Question 56

In Tarasoff v.Regents of the University of California (1974.,the Supreme Court of California held that a psychotherapist has an obligation to use reasonable care to protect potential victims of a patient.

Whose trial generated so much public outcry that Congress passed the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984?

In the Supreme Court case Sell v.U.S.(2003),the Court ruled that

Adjudicative competence involves competence to proceed and ________ competence.

Structured professional judgment is also referred to as structured ________ judgment.

Insanity is a legal term that refers to a defendant's state of mind at the time of the crime.

Which well-known individual was found not guilty by reason of insanity?

Adjudicative competence is now the standard term for not guilty by reason of insanity.

According to the text,the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.

Most contemporary research indicates that the percentage of mentally disordered inmates in the nation's jails and prisons is ________.

Which form of amnesia is the most widely used justification for an insanity defense or mitigation of criminal responsibility in the U.S.courts today?

The phenomenon that occurs when a mental disorder or syndrome is unintentionally caused by a clinician or practitioner is known as

Describe guilty but mentally ill statutes.Why do many legal scholars oppose them?

The right and wrong test refers to which one of the following insanity defenses?

The insanity defense is used in approximately what percent of felony criminal offenses in the United States?

Introduction to Criminal Behavior

Origins of Criminal Behavior: Developmental Risk Factors

Origins of Criminal Behavior: Biological Factors

Origins of Criminal Behavior: Learning and Situational Factors

Human Aggression and Violence

Juvenile Delinquincy

Criminal Psychopathy

Homicide, Assault, and Family Violence

Multiple Murder, School, and Workplace Violence

Psychology of Terrorism

Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault of Children and Youth

Burglary, Home Invasions, Thefts, and White Collar Offenses

Violent Economic Crime, Cybercrime, and Crimes of Intimidation

Substance Abuse, Alcohol, and Crime

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