Define the M'Naghten rule. Approximately how many U.S. states use this legal standard? What do its critics say?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may vary.The M'Naghten rule, which became the standard for defining insanity in Great Britain and the United States, "excuses" criminal conduct if defendants, as a result of a "disease of the mind," (1) did not know what they were doing (e.g., believed they were shooting an animal rather than a human), or (2) did not know that what they were doing was wrong (e.g., believed killing unarmed strangers was "right").The M'Naghten rule (or a close variation) is used in 23 states and the federal jurisdiction (US Legal LawDigest, 2016), so it is the most frequently-employed legal standard for insanity in the United States. It has often been criticized on the basis that the cognitive focus ("knowing wrongfulness") is too limiting, and does not allow consideration of motivational and other influences affecting the control of behavior.
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