The mental health tribunal of Queensland: A useful model for UK forensic psychiatry?

IF 0.7 4区 医学 Q4 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Steve Brown
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Abstract

Abstract In the Australian state of Queensland responsibility for determining criminal responsibility in a mentally ill person charged with offences lies with the mental health tribunal (MHT), a special sitting of the Supreme Court. The MHT consists of a senior judge, advised by two eminent psychiatrists, who adopts an inquisitorial approach to the examination of psychiatric evidence. A hospital order is usually imposed for serious offences but community treatment can also be ordered. The Queensland system aims to provide access to psychiatric treatment and to careful consideration of criminal responsibility for all persons charged with an indictable offence, and to make these options available even to defendants facing relatively minor charges. The system is broadly popular with local forensic psychiatrists though they criticize its speed and flexibility. It is less popular with politicians and the press, who complain that it allows criminals to evade responsibility for their offences. There is no resear...
昆士兰精神健康法庭:英国法医精神病学的有用模式?
摘要在澳大利亚昆士兰州,负责确定被控犯罪的精神病患者的刑事责任的是精神卫生法庭(MHT),这是最高法院的一个特别会议。MHT由一名高级法官组成,由两名著名的精神病学家担任顾问,他们采用询问的方法来审查精神病学证据。严重的犯罪行为通常会被强制送往医院,但也可以要求进行社区治疗。昆士兰制度的目的是为所有被控可起诉罪行的人提供获得精神治疗和认真考虑刑事责任的机会,甚至向面临相对较轻指控的被告提供这些选择。该系统在当地法医精神科医生中广受欢迎,尽管他们批评其速度和灵活性。政客和媒体则不太喜欢这种做法,他们抱怨说,这种做法允许罪犯逃避犯罪责任。没有研究…
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