Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: John Wayne Gacy, Executive Functions, Delusional Disorder
4 Oct 2016
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Lecture 2 forensic psychology in police investigations. To receive a fair trial, people should be able to defend themselves against accusers. Fitness = to be able to defend yourself. C: prior to 1836: ability to enter a plea . Before a person enters a trial, they are able to enter a plea: you are guilty or not guilty. Mute of malice (deliberately silent): have ability to enter the plea but choose not to. If so, can use torture to extract a plea. Mute by visitation of god (eg: deaf, mute, insane) If so, person should not be tried: r. vs. pritchard (1836) Pritchard was charged with bestiality crime against the crown. Also a deaf-mute, so couldn"t enter plea; couldn"t be tried for the crime. Must have sufficient intellect to understand proceedings (prit had mental disability) Canada"s fitness standard for the next 156 years: canada"s bill c-30 (1992): revision to section 2 of criminal code.
