PSY344H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Blind Experiment, Personality Disorder, Sleepwalking
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Forensic psychology is a research endeavor that examines aspects of human behaviour directly related to the legal process. For ex, eyewitness testimony and memory, jury decision making, criminal behaviour, deception detection and risk assessment. What is the m"naughten rule and where did it come from? (4) 2007. Daniel m"naughten wanted to kill the prime minister peel but mistakenly killed peel"s secretary. M"naughten was acquitted after nine medical experts testified to his insanity. Queen victoria was very angry about the verdict and complained about the legal system that would allow a ngri (not guilty by reason of insanity) verdict for m"naughten and. She said everyone else is morally convinced that both individuals were conscious and aware of what they did. The m"naughten rules with some variations found their way into the canadian criminal code. The law exempts criminal responsibility for those who are incapable of making a rational choice. Explain section 16 of the cc of canada.
