2007-12-02 08:50:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I assume you are referring to these terms in their legal sense and application to criminal proceedings. If so, incompetence refers to the ability of a person to understand the proceedings, his role, responsibilities, the meaning of the proceedings and the implications of the possible outcomes. It refers to mental state IN THE PRESENT point in time. The most frequent question of competence is competence to stand trial. The defendant must understand the reason s/he is on trial, be able to participate actively with an attorney to provide a defense, and understand the possible outcomes and their implications. There ARE other forms of competence, including, but not limited to competence to waive attorney, competence to act as own counsel, competence to be executed, etc.
Insanity, on the other hand, refers SOLELY to mental state at the time of the commission of a criminal act. It is irrelevant to a question of insanity what the person's mental state in the present is. The question of mental state at the time of the commission of a crime goes to the question of "mens rea," the component of a criminal act that refers to "guilty mind." It does NOT mean the defendant "feels guilty" in the traditional sense, rather that the defendant was able to form the requisite mental state in order to be found legally culpable for having committed the crime. There are two standards for determining sanity in the US. About half the states use each one. They are slightly different from one another. One is the M'Naughton standard; the other is the ALI (American Legal Institute) standard. They refer to whether or not the defendant knew what he was doing, knew what he was doing was wrong and/or whether or not he could have acted otherwise even IF he knew what he was doing was wrong. All speak to the question of mental state at the time of the commission of the crime and at that time ONLY. That is the relevant distinction between insanity and incompetence -- the time period being referred to.
2007-12-02 09:20:24 · answer #1 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Incompetence is the inability to do something. Insanity is illness of the mind (which I have :D). So they're very different.
2007-12-02 09:05:41 · answer #2 · answered by I'm-a-loser 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Insanity is a state of craziness, and incompetence is a state of one's uselessness. =P
2007-12-02 08:53:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lust is in basic terms actual - you % to have intercourse with this individual, grope this individual. All physique stuff. Love is emotional - specific, there are factors of lust in love yet for the main area this is desirous to be with that individual, talk with that individual, cuddle, and to stay with them continuously. tl;dr Lust leaves once you benefit some pounds, love keeps to be and asks in case you % cake.
2016-09-30 11:17:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Insanity is the knowledge, ability and willingness to do something crazy.
Incompetence is not knowing how.
2007-12-02 08:53:16 · answer #5 · answered by customizedsongwriter Mike McCracken 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When you able to proove something its good.
When nobody pay attention to you its incopetence.
Sometime they practice to make people nuts so they can get stronger.
2007-12-02 08:57:34 · answer #6 · answered by Boris Seminov 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Insanity means you don't know what you're doing.
Incompetence means you don't know what you're doing.
Hmm, I guess there's no difference.
2007-12-02 08:53:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
God is incompetent, and people who believe in him are insane.
Okay?
2007-12-02 08:57:41 · answer #8 · answered by battleship potemkin AM 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Its a fine line that working woman walk each day!
2007-12-02 08:52:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
One is treatable.
2007-12-02 08:53:27 · answer #10 · answered by K. F 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋