LS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Psychopathy, Mens Rea
13 May 2015
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Criminal so deluded by mental illness they did not know what they were doing at that time. Some people want retribution, to lock them in (punishment) Some people want to give them treatment for the disease of the mind (rehabiliation) Ncr is court"s attempt to ensure that ruling is more applicable court arena not a get even field o. Psychiatric hospitals: similar to prisons, no time list for hospitaliziation, accessed annually to see if they can be released back to community o. 95% ncr patient not likely to recommit crime after release. C-54 bill ncr reform act o o o imposes a min. 3 year treatment to ncr introduced 2013, response to vince li case (greyhound murder) not yet a law. Some people don"t see that a major fraction of ncr patients are fully functioning individuals showing remorse for their actions. M"naghten, a mentally ill criminal felt compelled to kill prime minister but failed.
