PSYC 324 Lecture 2: Diminished Capacity
10 May 2018
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Diminished Capacity
Which legal concept has developed in response to public concerns that people
with mental illness escape justice too easily?
diminished capacity
guilty but mentally ill
not guilty by reason of insanity
incompetent to stand trial
guilty but mentally ill
The M'Naghten rule used what criterion to determine whether a person's mental
state influences guilt or innocence?
whether the individual had a psychological disorder
whether the individual knew that the act was wrong
whether an "average citizen" would excuse the act
whether the act was within the person's control
whether the individual knew that the act was wrong
"Diminished capacity" is a legal concept that proposes that when people with
mental illness commit a crime they may lack:
intent
guilt
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