![]() Communicate with or instruct counsel Automatism: The unconscious and involuntary behaviour such that the person committing the act is not aware of what they are doing R.v Parks (1992) sleep walking, left house and committed a crime Non-insane automatism Involuntary behaviour that occurs because of an external factor (blow to the head) The verdict in such cases is not guilty because the accused did not have the requisite criminal intent (mens rea) Understand the nature or possible consequences of the proceedings 3. Fitness to Stand Trial: Fitness standard: 1. Winko case: SCS decided that a person found NCRMD should only be detained if they pose a genuine threat to the public, or else they should be released to the community on an absolute discharge. ![]() NCRMD : most people found NCR have not committed a violent crime, exceptionally rare Ontario Review Board responsible for decisions about treatment through forensic system and release, must order the least restrictive disposition to manage the potential risk R v. Actus Reus (a wrongful deed) & Mens Rea (criminal intent). Not criminally responsible due to mental disorder NCRMD & the insanity defence 2 elements must be present beyond a reasonable doubt for criminal guilt to be established in canadian courtrooms. Unemployment Forensic Mental Health System (St Joes) Civil commitment (you choose when you leave, usually less than a week) Two reasons why someone would be committed to forensic mental health system 1.Cluster B personality disorder (anti social, borderline, histronic, narcissistic ) Stressful, impoverished, unpredictable living conditions.FACTORS RELATED TO PERPETRATING VIOLENCE AMONG SMI: Substance Abuse.Self Stigma: Internalizing negative stereotypes and believing that one is less valued because of their mental disorder Demystifying mental illness and violence: High profile cases sensationalized by the media focus on rate cases of violence: grey hound bus killer Research consistently shows that serious mental illness (SMI) is only weakly associated with violent behaviour Violence more strongly linked to substance abuse, which co-occurs with other mental illnesses SMI does not predict future violence Only 11% of mental health related calls to police- actually involved violence directed towards others NCRMD recidivism rate is 7.5-10.4% recidivism rate Federal recidivism rate is almost half Most robust prediction of violence: substance abuse People dont recover from mental illnesses or addiction, people do recover Mental Illness will never effect me 1 in 5 canadians experience mental illness at one point in their life Stigma: Social stigma: severe disapproval and discrediting of a person based on characteristics that make them different from other people. (American Psychological Association (2013) Dominant classification system in North America DSM-5 Mental Illness in Canada: Myths about mental illness: people with mental illness are violent and dangerous: not true, link between this is weak, more likely to be victims of crime. ![]() Mental Health: Major mental illnesses: a subset of mental disorders that are more serious and feature incapacitating disturbances of thought feelings and perceptions (e.g., depression, schizophrenia) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th ed.
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