Challenges and concerns in capital defense
What are the restrictions that capital defense lawyers in India face in presenting mental health considerations in death penalty cases? What can be some ways around it?
Course: Forensic Mental Health and Criminal Justice
Understanding the insanity defense under Indian law
INSANITY DEFENSE IN INDIA Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) provides for the defense of insanity, and is one of the general defenses available under the IPC. …
Commonly Observed Mental Disorders
Forensic mental health experts focus on understanding the particular symptoms and signs which are related to a range of psychiatric diagnoses. Are some mental disorders more prevalent than others within …
Fitness to stand trial under Indian law
What implications do fitness inquiries have for a trial and what interests are such inquiries meant to safeguard?
Fit or unfit: Ask the experts
Our experts answer questions to clarify some aspects of the law and practice on fitness to stand trial.
Introduction to Forensic Mental Health
Have you ever wondered about how general psychiatry is different from forensic psychiatry? Or even how forensic psychology is different from forensic psychiatry? Does a forensic mental health expert assess …
The emerging and urgent need for forensic mental health
A study in the early 2000s that looked at over 60 surveys on the prevalence of mental disorders amongst the prison population revealed shocking statistics. Of the 22,790 prisoners, approximately …
Why it is Essential to Learn about Mental Health Issues in Criminal Law
Excerpts from Richard E. Redding, Why It Is Essential to Teach About Mental Health Issues in Criminal Law (And a Primer on How To Do It), 14 WASH. U. J. …
Role of the jury and the defense
Under Indian law, whether an accused is unfit to stand trial or not is a judicial determination, but what changes when in addition to the judge, there is a jury …
Assessing an accused for unfitness in Victoria
In this video, Dr Sullivan talks about the relevant time period for a fitness inquiry, the various components of the assessment process and the manner in which comprehensive fitness assessments …
Preparing a forensic mental health report
Is there a standard assessment tool that is used for competence evaluations? If yes, what does the assessment include? In doing these assessments, what are the collateral sources of information …
Forensic assessment of fitness to stand trial cases in India
In law (s.328/329, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973), courts look at two kinds of mental health concerns: ‘unsoundness of mind’ and mental retardation (intellectual disability) at the time of trial to …
The law on (un)fitness to be tried
Having heard the process and the factors that are kept in mind while determining if a person is fit to stand trial in Victoria, what do you think can be …
Welcome!
Welcome to the course! Over the next four weeks, you will be learning about -Intersection of mental health and criminal law -Fitness to stand trial -Defence of insanity -Mental health …
Mental disorder and capital sentencing in international law
In this video, Mr Lehrfreund discusses the need for mental health professionals in capital defense, some of the disadvantages that a death row prisoner with a mental disability may face …