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After reading and studying this chapter and participating in lecture and discussion, students should be able to:
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Discuss the limitations of psychological research to inform legal decisions. |
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Discuss how competency to stand trial is determined. |
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Discuss the characteristics of people most likely to be referred for competency evaluations, and the characteristics of people most likely to be found incompetent to stand trial. |
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Discuss the frequency with which the insanity defense is used, and the typical judgments that result when it is used. |
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Summarize how insanity pleas are evaluated according to the M'Naghten rule, irresistible impulse rule, Durham rule, ALI rule, and the American Psychiatric Association's definition of insanity. |
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Discuss the pros and cons of each rule above and describe how each rule either broadened or constricted the legal definition of insanity. |
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Discuss the significance of Barrett v. United States (1977). |
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Discuss the use of the guilty but mentally ill (GBMI) verdict. |
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Discuss the need for treatment as a justification for civil commitment. |
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Discuss the modern criteria used to enable civil commitment, and the variations in how states treat the legal issue of civil commitment. |
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Discuss the significance of Donaldson v. O'Connor (1975). |
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Describe the factors that predict violence over the short term. |
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Describe the prevalence of violence among mentally ill people. |
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Describe the prevalence of involuntary commitment. |
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Discuss the rights of patients to receive treatment and to refuse treatment. |
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Discuss the circumstances in which patients' rights can be violated. |
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Identify and describe the clinician's duties to the client and society. |
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Discuss when confidentiality may be broken, and when it may not be broken. |