Mens rea

Specialty courts designed to divert defendants with mental illnesses out of the traditional justice system

Automatism

A decision not to prosecute, but rather have an offender undergo a treatment or community-service program

Requirement for the Crown to periodically prove there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial

Assessment of whether a defendant is unable to understand the nature or object of the proceedings

Instrument developed to assess the psychological abilities stated in the Canadian Criminal Code's fitness standard

A wrongful deed