PSYC39H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Shaving Cream, Mental Disorder
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Standards of proof: beyond a reasonable doubt, clear and convincing evvidence, preponderance of the evidence, balance of probabilities (51% or above likelihood) Canadian legal criteria for fitness to stand trial: taylor criteria: comes from the taylor case. Taylor was a lawyer, but suffered from schizophreniahadd a delusion that the judge and jury were against his client and that no matter what he did, his client would be convicted. Fitness to stand trial: instruments: 1: once there is a clinial finding, use fit-r, the fit-r; 16 items in total scored 0, 1, 2. 6 for understanding nature or object of proceedings. 7 for communicate with council: the fit-r. Designed as screen but identical to what a reasonable fitness interview would contain. Applies only to american system in those states that have gone well beyond a limited cognitive capacity standard. Far too high a level, especially with respect to reasoning ability and application to the defendant"s case.
