What Was the Purpose of the Criminal Lunatics Act of 1800

question 54

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Criminal Lunatics Act of 1800, which was subsequently incorporated into the Criminal Code of Canada in 1892?

• A) It allowed people to use insanity as a defence.
• B) It allowed the court to sentence people to a mental institution instead of prison.
• C) It led to the development of separate sections within which institutions could separate the criminal from the non-criminal mentally insane.
• D) It prevented the mentally ill from being sent to rehabilitation centres for this time period, although this was later changed so that the mentally ill now receive treatment instead of go to prison.

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Definitions:

Conduct Disorder

A mental disorder diagnosed in childhood or adolescence characterized by a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated.

DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, a comprehensive classification of officially recognized psychiatric disorders.

Developmental Chronology

The sequence and timing of particular behaviors and milestones in an individual's growth and development.

Childhood Disorders

Mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders that are diagnosed during childhood, affecting development, learning, and social interaction.