PSYC39H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mental Health Court, Antipsychotic, Mental Health Professional
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Natural justice: justice system tries to do what is fair and just across the board overarching principle, in our adversarial system: Crown tries to present evidence to convict the person for the safety of society. Defence is there to preserve the liberty or minimize the penalty to the accused. Judge and jury are there to listen to the presentation of both sides. The defendant"s mind must be able to participate in their defence. Basic cognitive abilities only, that is relevant for the case at hand with help of lawyer. As long as accused can understand what"s going on in court. If accused can understand what it is they"re charged with. If accused can communicate effectively with the lawyer. This is used in canada: 2) expansionistic/optimal fitness/purists. Higher cognitive, executive function, judgment, and motivation to function. Mission creep to continuously expand knowledge through research: modern u. s. legal history in this matter has had minor influenced.
