Question 1

In Canada,the following elements must be present for criminal guilt:

Accepted Answer

A) a wrongful deed 
B) mens rea 
C) criminal intent 
D) actus reus 
E) all of the above 
A) a wrongful deed 
B) mens rea 
C) criminal intent 
D) actus reus 
E) all of the above E

Question 2

Which of the following is not a scale included in the R-CRAS?

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive control 
B) behavioural control 
C) psychopathology 
D) current emotional state 
E) organicity 
A) cognitive control 
B) behavioural control 
C) psychopathology 
D) current emotional state 
E) organicity D

Question 3

Of the few defendants that raise the insanity defence in the United States,about _______ are successful.

Accepted Answer

A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 15% 
D) 20% 
E) 25% 
A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 15% 
D) 20% 
E) 25% E

Question 4

Marley is being assessed to determine if she is fit to stand trial.The doctor presents her with a series of hypothetical scenarios and then asks her 22 questions about her understanding of these scenarios.Which of the following fitness instruments is Marley being administered?

Accepted Answer

A) Fitness Interview Test-Revised (FIT-R) 
B) Competency Screening Test (CST) 
C) Competency to Stand Trial Assessment Instrument (CAI) 
D) Interdisciplinary Fitness Interview (IFI) 
E) MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (MacCAT-C
A)  
A) Fitness Interview Test-Revised (FIT-R) 
B) Competency Screening Test (CST) 
C) Competency to Stand Trial Assessment Instrument (CAI) 
D) Interdisciplinary Fitness Interview (IFI) 
E) MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (MacCAT-C
A)

Question 5

Which of the following examples would likely be recognized by Canadian courts as a defence of noninsane automatism?

Accepted Answer

A) stress 
B) excessive state of grief 
C) self-induced intoxication 
D) sleepwalking 
E) extreme state of anxiety 
A) stress 
B) excessive state of grief 
C) self-induced intoxication 
D) sleepwalking 
E) extreme state of anxiety

Question 6

When may the Crown raise the issue of insanity in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) prior to the start of a trial 
B) after a guilty verdict 
C) if expert evidence is available 
D) if the defendant exhibits deviant behaviour during the trial 
E) never,only the defence may raise the issue 
A) prior to the start of a trial 
B) after a guilty verdict 
C) if expert evidence is available 
D) if the defendant exhibits deviant behaviour during the trial 
E) never,only the defence may raise the issue

Question 7

What standard is the insanity defence in Canada based on?

Accepted Answer

A) McNaughton Standard 
B) Fitness Test 
C) Irresistible Impulse Standard 
D) American Law Institute Standard of Insanity 
E) Criminal Lunatics Act 
A) McNaughton Standard 
B) Fitness Test 
C) Irresistible Impulse Standard 
D) American Law Institute Standard of Insanity 
E) Criminal Lunatics Act

Question 8

A successful noninsane automatism defence will result in a verdict of:

Accepted Answer

A) not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder 
B) not guilty and the defendant is released with no conditions 
C) guilty with prison term 
D) not guilty and the defendant is sent to a mental health facility 
E) none of the above 
A) not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder 
B) not guilty and the defendant is released with no conditions 
C) guilty with prison term 
D) not guilty and the defendant is sent to a mental health facility 
E) none of the above

Question 9

When a defendant is found unfit to stand trial,the most common form of treatment for restoring fitness is:

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive therapy 
B) medication 
C) behaviour therapy 
D) psychodynamic therapy 
E) client-centred therapy 
A) cognitive therapy 
B) medication 
C) behaviour therapy 
D) psychodynamic therapy 
E) client-centred therapy

Question 10

When a defendant is found not criminally responsible,a review board will take into account:

Accepted Answer

A) criminal history 
B) risk assessment 
C) charge information 
D) trial transcript 
E) all of the above 
A) criminal history 
B) risk assessment 
C) charge information 
D) trial transcript 
E) all of the above

Question 11

What is the current insanity defence in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) not guilty by reason of insanity 
B) not guilty because of mental illness 
C) guilty but mentally ill 
D) not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder 
E) none of the above 
A) not guilty by reason of insanity 
B) not guilty because of mental illness 
C) guilty but mentally ill 
D) not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder 
E) none of the above

Question 12

Research by Pirelli,Gottdiener,and Zapf (2011)has found that all of the following characteristics were more likely associated with defendants deemed incompetent relative to competent,except:

Accepted Answer

A) Earlier psychiatric hospitalizations 
B) History of previous arrests 
C) Unemployed 
D) Diagnosed with psychotic disorder 
E) All of the above are characteristics of incompetent defendants 
A) Earlier psychiatric hospitalizations 
B) History of previous arrests 
C) Unemployed 
D) Diagnosed with psychotic disorder 
E) All of the above are characteristics of incompetent defendants

Question 13

When the Department of Justice commissioned the Mental Disorder Project in the early 1980s,this review found that mental disorder legislation in the Criminal Code was in conflict with:

Accepted Answer

A) the Supreme Court of Canada 
B) the Charter of Rights and Freedoms 
C) Brian's Law 
D) the Criminal Lunatics Act 
E) the McNaughton Rules 
A) the Supreme Court of Canada 
B) the Charter of Rights and Freedoms 
C) Brian's Law 
D) the Criminal Lunatics Act 
E) the McNaughton Rules

Question 14

According to Bill C-30,the entire length of detention that a defendant can be held in custody before the fitness evaluation is completed cannot exceed:

Accepted Answer

A) 24 hours 
B) 5 days 
C) 30 days 
D) 60 days 
E) none of the above 
A) 24 hours 
B) 5 days 
C) 30 days 
D) 60 days 
E) none of the above

Question 15

The Canadian court case associated with defining the two types of automatism is:

Accepted Answer

A) R.v.Stone 
B) R.v.Parks 
C) R.v.Swain 
D) R.v.McNaughton 
E) none of the above 
A) R.v.Stone 
B) R.v.Parks 
C) R.v.Swain 
D) R.v.McNaughton 
E) none of the above

Question 16

Historically,the key case that was used in the context of determining the fitness standard was:

Accepted Answer

A) R.v.Taylor 
B) R.v.Prichard 
C) R.v.McNaughton 
D) R.v.Swain 
E) Winko v.British Columbia 
A) R.v.Taylor 
B) R.v.Prichard 
C) R.v.McNaughton 
D) R.v.Swain 
E) Winko v.British Columbia

Question 17

According to your text,two of the greatest predictors of future violence in offenders are:

Accepted Answer

A) schizophrenia and prior violence 
B) prior violence and substance abuse 
C) substance abuse and schizophrenia 
D) major affective disorder and prior violence 
E) schizophrenia and major affective disorder 
A) schizophrenia and prior violence 
B) prior violence and substance abuse 
C) substance abuse and schizophrenia 
D) major affective disorder and prior violence 
E) schizophrenia and major affective disorder

Question 18

As currently specified in the Canadian Criminal Code,a defendant is unfit to stand trial if he or she is:

Accepted Answer

A) unable to plead to the indictment 
B) unwilling to testify in his or her own defence 
C) hostile toward members of his or her defence team 
D) unable,on account of a mental disorder,to understand the possible consequences of the proceedings 
E) suffering from schizophrenia 
A) unable to plead to the indictment 
B) unwilling to testify in his or her own defence 
C) hostile toward members of his or her defence team 
D) unable,on account of a mental disorder,to understand the possible consequences of the proceedings 
E) suffering from schizophrenia

Question 19

In Canada,which of the following would be allowed to conduct court-ordered assessments of fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility?

Accepted Answer

A) an experimental forensic psychologist 
B) a clinical forensic psychologist 
C) a medical doctor 
D) a psychometrist 
E) all of the above 
A) an experimental forensic psychologist 
B) a clinical forensic psychologist 
C) a medical doctor 
D) a psychometrist 
E) all of the above

Question 20

The issue of a defendant's fitness may be raised:

Accepted Answer

A) at the beginning of the trial 
B) when entering a plea 
C) when a defendant chooses not to be represented by counsel 
D) during sentencing 
E) all of the above 
A) at the beginning of the trial 
B) when entering a plea 
C) when a defendant chooses not to be represented by counsel 
D) during sentencing 
E) all of the above

Exam 8: A: The Role of Mental Illness in Court

In Canada,the following elements must be present for criminal guilt:

Which of the following is not a scale included in the R-CRAS?

Of the few defendants that raise the insanity defence in the United States,about _______ are successful.

Marley is being assessed to determine if she is fit to stand trial.The doctor presents her with a series of hypothetical scenarios and then asks her 22 questions about her understanding of these scenarios.Which of the following fitness instruments is Marley being administered?

Which of the following examples would likely be recognized by Canadian courts as a defence of noninsane automatism?

When may the Crown raise the issue of insanity in Canada?

What standard is the insanity defence in Canada based on?

A successful noninsane automatism defence will result in a verdict of:

When a defendant is found unfit to stand trial,the most common form of treatment for restoring fitness is:

When a defendant is found not criminally responsible,a review board will take into account:

What is the current insanity defence in Canada?

Research by Pirelli,Gottdiener,and Zapf (2011)has found that all of the following characteristics were more likely associated with defendants deemed incompetent relative to competent,except:

When the Department of Justice commissioned the Mental Disorder Project in the early 1980s,this review found that mental disorder legislation in the Criminal Code was in conflict with:

According to Bill C-30,the entire length of detention that a defendant can be held in custody before the fitness evaluation is completed cannot exceed:

The Canadian court case associated with defining the two types of automatism is:

Historically,the key case that was used in the context of determining the fitness standard was:

According to your text,two of the greatest predictors of future violence in offenders are:

As currently specified in the Canadian Criminal Code,a defendant is unfit to stand trial if he or she is:

In Canada,which of the following would be allowed to conduct court-ordered assessments of fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility?

The issue of a defendant's fitness may be raised:

A: An Introduction to Forensic Psychology

B: An Introduction to Forensic Psychology

A: Police Psychology

B: Police Psychology

A: The Psychology of Police Investigations

B: The Psychology of Police Investigations

A: Deception

B: Deception

A: Eyewitness Testimony

B: Eyewitness Testimony

A: Child Victims and Witnesses

B: Child Victims and Witnesses

A: Juries: Fact Finders

B: Juries: Fact Finders

B: The Role of Mental Illness in Court

A: Sentencing and Parole in Canada

B: Sentencing and Parole in Canada

A: Risk Assessment

B: Risk Assessment

A: Psychopaths

B: Psychopaths

A: Assessment and Treatment of Young Offenders

B: Assessment and Treatment of Young Offenders

A: Intimate Partner Violence

B: Intimate Partner Violence

A: Sexual Offenders

B: Sexual Offenders

A: Homicidal Offenders

B: Homicidal Offenders

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