Author Question: The current defence of not criminally responsible was previously termed: a) Criminally ... (Read 66 times)

burchfield96 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The current defence of not criminally responsible was previously termed:

a) Criminally irresponsible.
b) Not guilty by reason of insanity.
c) Not guilty due to mental defect.
d) Not guilty due to lack of mens rea.

Question 2

In terms of the law and mental health, the emerging field called neurolaw focuses on:

a) The introduction of neuroscientific data into the legal system
b) On the primary argument that the accused suffers from a form of brain dysfunctions and related processing deficits
c) Reducing the severity of sentences rather than establishing innocence
d) All of the above