The theory of criminal behavior, which can be applied to the situation of Edward, is psychological theory. The situation of Edward can be explained in the perspective of the psychological theory. This theory reflects that the behavior of the individual can be attributed to difference in the thinking process. This theory is based on the four ideas that determine the personality of the individual; which are defects or failure in the psychological development, the behavior of aggression and violence which he learnt, inherent traits in the personality of the criminal, and relationship of criminal behavior with the mental illness. On all these accounts, the behavior of Edward can be attributed to the psychological criminal behavior due to his
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Usually this approach does not relate directly to the incompetency to the inability to trail based on mental illness. However, the standard devised by Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.21(a) (1) Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.21(a) (1) reflects that evaluators should relate the mental capacity of the defendant with the legal factors (Law.cornell.edu, 2015). Some of the legal factors, which could be standardized for determination of mental illness leading t incompetency of the defendant, include appreciation of charges by defendant, range and nature of the penalties, which might be imposed on him, his capacity to disclose penitents ' facts to the attorney, which are related to the alleged event for which he is under trial (Law.cornell.edu, 2015). On the other hand, the state of Utah has devised various psychological abilities which need to be addressed and to be taken into account by the evaluators are psychotropic effects on the defendant and competency to make the …show more content…
This test was decided to assess the fitness to stand trial in the year 1984 in Canada. The Fitness Interview Test method of psychological assessment determines the psychological ability of the individual in which a scoring system based on the 3-point scale will be used for
Usually this approach does not relate directly to the incompetency to the inability to trail based on mental illness. However, the standard devised by Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.21(a) (1) Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.21(a) (1) reflects that evaluators should relate the mental capacity of the defendant with the legal factors (Law.cornell.edu, 2015). Some of the legal factors, which could be standardized for determination of mental illness leading t incompetency of the defendant, include appreciation of charges by defendant, range and nature of the penalties, which might be imposed on him, his capacity to disclose penitents ' facts to the attorney, which are related to the alleged event for which he is under trial (Law.cornell.edu, 2015). On the other hand, the state of Utah has devised various psychological abilities which need to be addressed and to be taken into account by the evaluators are psychotropic effects on the defendant and competency to make the …show more content…
This test was decided to assess the fitness to stand trial in the year 1984 in Canada. The Fitness Interview Test method of psychological assessment determines the psychological ability of the individual in which a scoring system based on the 3-point scale will be used for