CC202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Psychogenic Amnesia, Dissociative Disorder, Anterograde Amnesia
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Most mass murders have history of mental illness compared to serial killers: most likely diagnoses prior to killings; schizophrenia (paranoid type), bipolar, severe depression institutionalization, history of childhood trauma and violent behavior, history of. When an offender is charged with multiple murder, (cid:498)not guilty by reason of insanity(cid:499) may be used as a defense. Jones v. united states (1983), supreme court ruled insanity may continue after criminal act, so the offender could be placed in psychiatric facility until such time when he/she is determined to have recovered. 1%< use insanity defense and most are unsuccessful. Often used to define insanity because of its simplicity. Commonly used in united states to test for insanity because it combines intent of m"naughten rule and )rresistible )mpulse test. An accused is not criminally responsible if his unlawful act was the product of a mental disease or defect. Controversy arose over establishing mental diseases or defects and defining. Some defendants are incompetent to stand trial.
