PSY340H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Insanity Defense, Mens Rea, In Private
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Psy340: chapter 18: mentally ill individuals who have broken the law, or who are alleged to have done so, may be subject to a loss of liberty where their mental disorder becomes relevant to the criminal responsibility. Criminal commitment: a procedure that may confine a person in a mental institution either for determination of competency to stand trial or after a verdict of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. Mental disorders may operate to negate the requisite mental element (mens rea) or it may operate to render the act (actus rea) involuntary. Past findings suggest that (1) the insanity defence is very rare (2) it is usually only successful when applied to severely disordered individuals and (3) people deemed insane are still typically detained for long periods of time. M"naughten rules: formulated in the aftermath of a murder trail in.
