LegalandEthicalIssuesinAbnormalPsychology异常心理的法律和道德问题

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1、LegalandEthicalIssuesinAbnormalPsychologyChapter17LegalandEthicalIssuesPsychologistsplayaroleindeterminingdefendants’stateofmindincriminalactions.Psychologistsparticipateinlegaldecisionsandlegalactionssuchascustodyissuesandjuryselection.Psychologistsevaluatecompetencyandotheriss

2、uesrelatedtocriminalcases.Psychologistsofferexpertopinionsonchildcustody,organicbrainfunctioning,traumaticinjury,suicide,deprogramming.CriminalCommitmentCriminalCommitment:Incarcerationofanindividualforhavingcommittedacrime.Criminallawrecognizesthatsomepeoplelacktheabilitytodisce

3、rntheramificationsoftheiractionsbecausetheyarementallydisturbed.TheInsanityDefenseInsanityDefense:Legalargumentusedbydefendantswhoadmittheycommittedacrimebutpleadnotguiltybecausetheywerementallydisturbedatthetimethecrimewascommitted“Fakingit:”Howeasilycanprofessionalsbefooled?Ins

4、anityDefense:LegalPrecedentsM’NaghtenRule(the“right-wrongtest”):CognitivetestoflegalinsanityApersoncanbeacquittedofacrimeifitcanbeshownthat,atthetimeoftheact:Defendant’sreasoningwassodefectivethathe/shedidnotknowwhathe/shewasdoing(natureoftheact).Thedefendantwasunabletocomprehend

5、thattheactwaswrong(qualityoftheact).InsanityDefense:LegalPrecedentsIrresistibleImpulseTest:Defendantisnotcriminallyresponsibleifhe/shelackedthewillpowertocontrolhis/herbehavior.Whatisthedifferencebetweenatrulyirresistibleimpulseandoneunresisted?Isapersonwithahistoryofantisocialbe

6、haviorunabletoresistsimpulsesoraretheychoosingnottoexertcontroloftheirimpulses?InsanityDefense:LegalPrecedentsDurhamStandard:TheproductstestAccusedisnotresponsibleiftheunlawfulactwastheproductofmentaldiseaseordefect.Givesresponsibilitytomentalhealthprofessionalstomakethisdetermin

7、ation.Bothdefenseandprosecutionbringinpsychiatricexperts.InsanityDefense:LegalPrecedentsAmericanLawInstitute(ALI)ModelPenalCode:Mentaldiseaseordefectimpairscapacitytoappreciatethecriminalityofconductortoconformtheconducttotherequirementsoflaw.“Mentaldiseaseordefect”doesnotinclude

8、abnormalitymanifestedbyrepeatedcriminalc