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What price insanity?

S A Brooks1

  • 1Nova Scotia Hospital, Dartmouth.

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie
|March 1, 1988
PubMed
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Canada's insanity defence, governed by Section 16 of the Criminal Code, uses outdated right-wrong tests. Its application is influenced by factors beyond the accused's mental state, questioning legal certainty and justice.

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Area of Science:

  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Legal Psychology

Background:

  • The Canadian insanity defence is codified under Section 16 of the Criminal Code.
  • Legal sanity is assessed using a criterion focused on differentiating right from wrong at the time of the offense.

Observation:

  • The practical application of the insanity defence is significantly impacted by extraneous factors.
  • These influencing factors are often arbitrary and poorly understood within the legal framework.

Findings:

  • The current legal standard for insanity in Canada is outdated and does not accurately reflect modern understandings of behavior.
  • The interpretation and application of Section 16 are inconsistently influenced by elements unrelated to the defendant's actual mental state.

Implications:

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  • The existing legal framework for the insanity defence may not ensure justice or the well-being of the accused.
  • There is a need for legal and psychiatric systems to align, ensuring that legal definitions of sanity accurately incorporate current behavioral science knowledge.