Deck 10: Mentally Disordered Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour

Question 1

Why are the police often referred to as "street corner psychiatrists"?

A)Police officers to speak to the public about how they are feeling about crime in their neighbourhoods as part of their job
B)Police can develop mental health issues on the job and often look to their colleagues for assistance on how to cope
C)Police officers are becoming the frontline contact for many mentally-ill victims and perpetrators of crime
D)Police training is now comprised of equal parts law enforcement training and clinical counselling training

Answer 1

Police officers are becoming the frontline contact for many mentally-ill victims and perpetrators of crime

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between mental illness,symptoms,and crime?

A)The type of crime committed varies by mental illness and symptom type
B)The type of crime committed varies by mental illness but not by symptom type
C)The type of crime committed varies by symptom type but not by mental illness
D)The type of crime committed does not vary by either mental illness or symptom type

Answer 2

The type of crime committed varies by symptom type but not by mental illness

Question 3

When individuals who present with serious mental health issues come into conflict with the court,they will end up in psychiatric hospitals.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

All of the following are risk assessment tools used to predict violent recidivism in mentally-ill offenders except:
a.The HCR-20
b.The START
c.The SAVRY
d.The SAPROF

Question 5

The most common type of interaction between the police and persons with mental illness is:

A)attending a public police information session
B)a DUI or traffic violation
C)requesting assistance as a witness a crime
D)being transported to hospital or jail

Question 6

The general conclusion about treatment for offenders with mental illnesses is that they should:

A)not be treated because offender treatment does not work
B)receive correctional treatment only
C)receive psychiatric treatment only
D)receive both correctional and psychiatric treatment

Question 7

The assumption of "mens rea" or criminal intent is that if you know what you are doing and choose to do it,you are culpable.

Question 8

If an accused is not able to participate in their own defence on account of a mental disorder,he/she is declared:

A)unfit to stand trial
B)unfit to be tried
C)insane
D)not guilty

Question 9

The stigma of mental illness has been identified as a barrier to the reintegration of mentally-ill offenders into the community upon release from prison.

Question 10

A main criticism of the DSM-V is that:

A)it uses a one-dimensional approach
B)it lacks construct validity and reliability of diagnostic criteria and symptoms
C)it does not use a "level of impairment" impact system for criminal behaviour
D)it is not reductionist enough

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true about risk assessment tools used to assess violent recidivism in mentally disordered offenders?

A)All of the risk assessment tools used are highly accurate in their prediction of violence recidivism
B)None of the structured professional judgement tools are accurate in their prediction of violence recidivism
C)There are no tools that are used to predict violence recidivism in mentally-disordered offenders
D)Only risk assessment tools that include static risk factors are highly accurate in their prediction of violence recidivism

Question 12

NCRMD stands for "not criminally responsible on account of a mental disease"

Question 13

One specific type of delusional symptom that is strongly related to violence and is defined as a "psychotic symptom that cause a person to feel threatened or involve the intrusion of thoughts that can override self-controls" is termed:

A)thought/cause observation (TCO) symptoms
B)thought/control override (TCO) symptoms
C)threat/control override (TCO) symptoms
D)threat/cause observation (TCO) symptoms

Question 14

What can we conclude from the current literature on serious mental disorder and violence?

A)the likelihood of committing violence is the same for people with a serious mental disorder than for those with no mental disorder
B)the majority of people with serious mental disorders do not engage in violence
C)substance abuse does not seem to elevate the risk for violence in those suffering with a serious mental disorder
D)the causal mechanisms that are responsible for the link between mental disorders and violence are clearly understood

Question 15

The most common types of personality disorders found in male prison populations are:

A)antisocial and narcissistic
B)antisocial and borderline
C)schizoid and antisocial
D)antisocial and paranoid

Question 16

The Computerized Mental Health Intake Screening system (CoMHISS) used by Correctional Service of Canada reveals that

A)a minority of incoming female offenders require further mental health evaluation
B)rates of current mood disorders are very high for incoming offenders
C)non-Aboriginal offenders have greater mental health needs than Aboriginal offenders
D)the most prevalent mental health indicator in incoming offenders is substance abuse

Question 17

The leading cause of unnatural death among federal inmates is:

A)unsafe physical conditions in prison
B)suicide
C)murder by fellow inmates
D)overdose

Question 18

If there is no____________ (mens rea) there is no crime.

A)evidence
B)criminal intent
C)court trial
D)threat to society

Question 19

The top two mental disorders found among incarcerated offenders are:

A)Organic and psychotic disorders
B)Antisocial personality and substance use disorders
C)Substance use and anxiety disorders
D)Antisocial personality and depressive disorders

Question 20

Research on risk assessments of mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) indicates that:

A)serious mental health indicators protect against violent recidivism while the Central Eight factors increase risk of recidivism
B)serious mental health indicators increase risk for violence recidivism while the Central Eight factors protect against violent recidivism
C)both serious mental health indicators and the Central Eight factors increase risk for violent recidivism
D)both serious mental health indicators and the Central Eight factors protect against violent recidivism

Question 21

Risk for crime is particularly high in mentally-disordered offenders when they have multiple mental disorders.

Question 22

Describe the suggestions made about standard education and training for police forces when dealing with persons with mental illness made by Cotton and Coleman (2008),as well as Brink et al.'s (2011) findings about how persons with mental illness view police training.

Question 23

Overall,prevalence rates of mental disorders vary as a function of the types of crimes that offenders commit,meaning that some offenders are more likely to have particular types of mental disorders than other types of offenders.

Question 24

The most common type of personality disorder found in female prison populations are antisocial and schizotypal.

Question 25

From the textbook,describe the situations that highlight why the criminal justice system "cares" about the issue of mental disorder:

Question 26

Describe the conditions under which a person could be found unfit to stand trial in the Criminal Code of Canada.

Question 27

People who experience auditory command delusions are more likely to respond to violent commands than non-violent commands.

Question 28

The initial theory that deinstitutionalization led to the criminalization of the mentally ill is now in question.

Question 29

Discuss the concept of mens rea.

Question 30

Male offenders tend to have higher rates of psychiatric diagnoses and hospital admissions,and are prescribed more psychiatric medication prior to incarceration than female offenders.

Question 31

The question,"How often have you felt that your mind was dominated by forces beyond your control?" pertains to the "threat/control override" symptom.

Question 32

Describe the two main approaches to treating mentally-disordered offenders and explain how effective those approaches are.

Question 33

Explain the DSM and its usage.

Question 34

Describe the two major tools that are used to screen for mental health indicators in offenders.

Question 35

Describe some of the key messages that resulted from the 2014 conference about the nexus between policing and mental illness sponsored by the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Question 36

Describe what we know about factors that increase risk for violence in mentally-disordered offenders (MDOs),as well as which factors protect against violent recidivism.

Question 37

There are high rates of mental disorders in Canadian prisons relative to the community.