Exam 18: Legal and Ethical Issues

When there is uncertainty about whether an offender poses a risk to others, the onus is on the province to resolve the uncertainty. If the uncertainty cannot be resolved then the province must discharge the person. This court decision is based on which of the following cases?

As a result of Regina v. Swain, Canadian review boards now determine the individual's fate within:

All of the following people may refuse to be a subject in a research project except:

A person can be fired from their job due to mental illness if accommodating that illness causes undue hardship for the employer.

What is the Riel phenomenon?

In which Canadian province has Napoleonic law been incorporated into civil statues?

Stigma associated with mental illness can act as a(n)____ factor in workplace discrimination.

Louis Riel was deemed fit to stand trial despite two psychiatrists concluding he was insane.

Albert's lawyer is concerned that he does not understand the charges against him and that he cannot participate in his own defence. The Crown agrees, and the judge orders Albert sent to a treatment facility to be treated for fitness to stand trial. None of the local treatment facilities have beds available, so Albert is sent to jail instead. This is

How do civil and criminal commitment differ, and under what conditions would each be utilized?

According to Bill C-30, assessments may be ordered for:

Civil commitment affects more people than criminal commitment.

Jeffrey Dahmer, who butchered, cannibalized, and had sex with the corpses of 15 boys and young men in the United States was diagnosed with a mental illness and found guilty of his crimes. How is this possible? Explain.

Scott Starson has long fought to refuse treatment for his mental disorder. What is the current status of his battle?

How is dangerousness predicted and how accurate are the predictions for people with mental illness and people who engage in sexually deviant acts?

In order for a Community Treatment Order to be invoked, several criteria must be met. Which of the following is not one of these criteria?

In the Canadian Bill C-30, the phrase "not guilty by reason of insanity" was changed to:

Mental health courts can help divert the mentally ill to treatment rather than jail.

In terms of the law and mental health, the emerging field called neurolaw focuses on:

Civil law is determined at the Federal level in Canada, whereas criminal law is determined provincially.