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Case
B.6.4 Filicide
1. Forensic Glossary
http://www.forensiceducation.com/glossary
- The
forensic issues
in the above case are Highlighted
in Red.
- The
forensic roles
of the players in this case are Blue
Italic.
- Sleuth
the Forensic Glossary for any of these terms you
are not aware of.
(a) Sleuth
the forensic glossary for the terms filicide and
compare it to infanticide and neonaticide,
post one definition of each here on the discussion board.
(b) Compare and contrast the following terms: "fitness
to stand trial", "competency", "criminal
responsibility" and "diminished capacity"
2. Forensic Timelines
http://www.forensiceducation.com
Sleuth the Forensic Timelines under forensic psychiatry/
mental illness for the historical timelines of mental
illness in the specific countries of Canada, United
Kingdom and United States.
Note the first case in history of Insanity and fitness
to stand trial.
(a) What country was this case from? What was the date
and the name of the Rule?
(b) Search the web for the precedent setting cases of
insanity: McNaughten Rule, Durham Rule, etc
(c) Post one interesting website for a famous insanity
case, state the date, country law, and circumstances
of the case.
3. Discussion Questions
(a) Discuss why the Andrea Yates case of filicide has
elicited national outpourings of condemnation
as well as sympathy?
(b) Discuss what happens in other countries when cases
of filicide occur. Do you know what the sentence or
outcome is?
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Topic
B - Forensic Psychiatry > Section B.6.0. Forensic Concepts > Unit.B.6.4.
Filicide/Infanticide/Neonaticide
