Violent extremism risk assessment in the Australian courts; professional and ethical challenges for the expert witness in post sentence preventative detention cases

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Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Pub Date : 2022-09-02 DOI:10.1080/18335330.2022.2117566

N. Pyszora, K. Mischel, M. Doroc, N. Prince

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Since 2016, Federal legislation has been in place in Australia allowing for post sentence preventative detention of individuals deemed to pose an unacceptable risk of committing a serious terrorism offence if they were released into the community. This type of legislation poses significant legal, moral and ethical issues as it balances the rights of the community to be protected from harm against the rights of an offender to be released at the end of a finite prison sentence. Courts are required to obtain reports from psychiatrists and/or psychologists as expert witnesses addressing the issue of risk. In this paper, we examine whether the current state of knowledge regarding violent extremism risk assessment meets the legal standards for admissibility and reliability, and we provide guidance on how to address the professional and ethical challenges which are inherent in this work.

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澳大利亚法院的暴力极端主义风险评估;判刑后预防性拘留案件中专家证人面临的职业和道德挑战

自2016年以来，澳大利亚通过了一项联邦立法，允许对被认为有可能犯下严重恐怖主义罪行的个人进行服刑后预防性拘留，如果他们被释放到社区，将构成不可接受的风险。这类立法带来了重大的法律、道德和伦理问题，因为它在保护社区免受伤害的权利与罪犯在有限刑期结束后获释的权利之间取得了平衡。法院必须获得精神科医生和/或心理学家作为专家证人的报告，以解决风险问题。在本文中，我们研究了目前关于暴力极端主义风险评估的知识状况是否符合可采性和可靠性的法律标准，并就如何解决这项工作中固有的专业和道德挑战提供了指导。

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Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Social Sciences-Law

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (JPICT) is an international peer reviewed scholarly journal that acts as a forum for those around the world undertaking high quality research and practice in the areas of: Policing studies, Intelligence studies, Terrorism and counter terrorism studies; Cyber-policing, intelligence and terrorism. The Journal offers national, regional and international perspectives on current areas of scholarly and applied debate within these fields, while addressing the practical and theoretical issues and considerations that surround them. It aims to balance the discussion of practical realities with debates and research on relevant and significant theoretical issues. The Journal has the following major aims: To publish cutting-edge and contemporary research articles, reports and reviews on relevant topics; To publish articles that explore the interface between the areas of policing, intelligence and terrorism studies; To act as an international forum for exchange and discussion; To illustrate the nexus between theory and its practical applications and vice versa.