Exam 8: A: The Role of Mental Illness in Court

Jerome is being accused of assaulting a man,and while he understands that what he did was wrong,he doesn't understand why he is in court and the consequences of the court proceedings.He also is having a difficult time talking with his council and participating in his own defence as he believes his lawyer is really working "for the other side" and that the judge has it out for him.Upon evaluation,Jerome would likely be considered

There have been many changes to the legislation surrounding dispositions when mentally disordered defendants are involved.In 1999,the Supreme Court of Canada stated that a defendant who is NCRMD should be detained only if he/she poses a criminal threat to the public; but otherwise the defendant should receive an absolute discharge. In what case did this ruling arise from?

Which of the following fitness instruments involves uncompleted sentences that the defendant must finish?

You read a headline in your local paper that expresses "Man Found Innocent After Stabbing Coworker Before Lunch",and go on to read that the defendant suffered an extreme drop in blood sugar prior to committing the crime.This scenario provides an example of:

According to American data,what proportion of felony cases will argue an insanity defence?

The burden of proving unfitness is on:

Which of the following dispositions can be made following a finding of NCRMD?

Which of the following statements is true regarding mentally ill offenders in Canada?

Edward is a 34 year old male who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia.He was detained in a forensic psychiatric facility following an NCRMD disposition that he was given.In the interests of integrating Edward back into the community,the review board has determined that he is no longer dangerous,and are going to allow him to live in the community,with the stipulation that he will agree to treatment or face detention if his condition deteriorates.The review board has granted Edward what type of treatment option?

Earl stood trial for the murder of his neighbour.His lawyer argued that Earl was unaware of what he was doing because he was sleepwalking and in an automatic state.Earl's state was determined to be noninsane automatism.What type of verdict would Earl likely receive?

In what Canadian case was it concluded that an unfit person could not be sentenced?

In a study by Rice and Harris (1990),defendants found not criminally responsible were compared to a matched group of convicted offenders.When looking at post-release recidivism,the not criminally responsible group had _______ rates of general recidivism and ________ rates of violent recidivism compared to the matched group of offenders.

In conducting a fitness evaluation in Canada,criteria related to a defendant's understanding of the nature of the proceedings may include:

The introduction of capping in Bill C-30 was done to limit the extent to which mentally disordered persons:

According to prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders in a sample of Canadian defendants (Bland et al.,1990),87% of male defendants from the Edmonton Remand Centre were found to suffer from what type of mental disorder?

Brian is an avid fisherman,and he assaults a man who tried to destroy his fishing business.A week following the assault,Brian was in a car accident and incurred a traumatic brain injury,which has been deemed permanent by doctors.According to Bill C-10,when Brian goes to court,he should be deemed unfit to stand trial and receive a disposition of:

Research by Crocker,Braithwaite,Cote,Nicholls,and Seto (2011)found that review boards charged with assessing NCRMD cases relied more heavily on assessment of ______________ factors to determine if the individual should be detained or released.

According to research by Pirelli,Gottdiener,and Zapf (2011),defendants found unfit to stand trial are eight times more likely than fit defendants to:

Which of the following is not one of the main objectives of mental health courts?

In Canada,the ____________ is the instrument used to assess criminal responsibility.