Sociology 2253A/B Lecture 11:

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2253A/B
• Professor: Peter Chimbos

Document Summary

Last week review november 7: discussing trial process in canadian courts and preliminary hearing, defenses. Implications and criticism: schizophrenia, most psychopaths are normal because they know what they"re doing, character disorder, pathological lying, lack of remorse. Implications and criticism who study mentally ill: many criminals and defense lawyers take advantage of the law with criminal responsibility, lack of legal responsibility due to mental illness as an excuse to let criminal go. Intoxication: prior intoxication to committing crime courts may allow partial reductionary defense, voluntary intoxication is an important facilitator contributing to homicide to serious assaults, canadian courts consider chemical effect of drugs and functioning of brain. Self-defense against unprovoked attack: everyone who is unlawfully assaulted without provoking assault in force, use as much force as necessary if we are assaulted by someone, 2. Defense against forced entry to your home: 3.