Explain the M'Naghten test for insanity
What will be an ideal response?
Individuals are presumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for their crimes, until the contrary be proven. For individuals not to be legally responsible for their acts, they must be laboring under such a defect of reason, from diseases of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the acts that they were doing, or, if they did know it, that they did not know that it was wrong
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In almost all instances, the goal of _____ is to increase the harshness of the criminal sentence.
A. the principle of just deserts B. judicial departures C. the bifurcated process D. victim impact statements
An advantage of self-report surveys is that they provide ______.
A. a good source of information regarding violent crimes B. a way for criminologists to collect data without relying on government sources C. a good reflection of the crimes reported to police each year D. data that have been held to strict legal standards
From the standpoint of the probation officer, what are the two most important sections of the presentence investigation report?
a. Evaluation and assessment b. Recommendation and interviews c. Evaluation and recommendation d. Assessment and interviews