{"title":"Inequities in Forensic Mental Health in South Africa and Recommendations for Service Development","authors":"A. Pillay, A. Kramers-Olen, W. Gowensmith","doi":"10.1080/14999013.2023.2243856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2023.2243856","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The roots of South Africa’s forensic mental health system are plagued by its colonial and apartheid legacy. Extensive forensic waitlists exist partly due to restrictive criminal justice legislation and an under-funded forensic mental health system, predicated largely on European norms and standards. There are several areas of concern in South Africa’s forensic mental health system, which may be viewed as inequitable to Black Africans and other marginalized groups. Black Africans are over-represented in the forensic mental health system, and many defendants are not fluent in English – the official language of the courts. The absence of competency restoration can result in extended detention in forensic hospitals. People with intellectual disabilities are disproportionately targeted for sexual assault, and face significant barriers in attempts to achieve justice. Further, the colonial legacy of the rebuttable presumption of doli incapax (children presumed incapable of forming criminal intent) can affect determinations of children’s criminal capacity. These issues warrant change, including introducing competency restoration, improving systems for testimony by sexual violence survivors with intellectual disabilities, reconsidering the rebuttable presumption in child justice matters, and using psychologists and outpatient evaluations to address the waitlists for forensic examinations. Comparisons are also made with US standards, challenges, and developments, especially in view of the authors’ knowledge of both systems and the common challenges facing them.","PeriodicalId":14052,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forensic Mental Health","volume":"22 1","pages":"326 - 339"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42038656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deborah J. Morris, E. Webb, Jemima Worsfold, A. Greenwood
{"title":"Exploring the Psychosocial and Wellbeing Needs of Staff Accessing Trauma Support in Forensic Mental Health Services in the UK: Relations with Demographic, Occupational and Trauma Event Characteristics","authors":"Deborah J. Morris, E. Webb, Jemima Worsfold, A. Greenwood","doi":"10.1080/14999013.2023.2183530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2023.2183530","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14052,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forensic Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46439929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tonia L. Nicholls, Yanick Charette, Michael C. Seto, M. Caulet, Nicole M. Muir, Anne G. Crocker
{"title":"How Do Persons Found NCRMD and Identified as Indigenous Differ from Other Persons Found NCRMD: Profiles, Trajectories, and Outcomes","authors":"Tonia L. Nicholls, Yanick Charette, Michael C. Seto, M. Caulet, Nicole M. Muir, Anne G. Crocker","doi":"10.1080/14999013.2023.2205664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2023.2205664","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Indigenous individuals are vastly over-represented among people incarcerated in Canada. We collected extensive clinical information and outcome data from Review Board (RB) files and obtained lifetime criminal records for 1800 individuals found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD) in BC (n = 222), ON (n = 484), and QC (n = 1094). Indigenous and non-Indigenous people were compared on (a) socio-demographic, clinical, and criminal histories; (b) index offenses; (c) processing by the RB; and (d) recidivism. Compared to published rates of the disproportionate incarceration of Indigenous people in prisons in Canada (30%), just 3.9% of people in custody with an NCRMD finding were identified as Indigenous. Compared to non-Indigenous people, Indigenous people had higher rates of substance use disorders, personality disorders, and lower rates of mood disorders at verdict and came from low population density neighborhoods but high population density homes. Indigenous individuals were detained in custody longer and remained under supervision longer than non-Indigenous individuals but recidivated at similar rates. Criminal histories, mental health characteristics, and index offenses of Indigenous people found NCRMD were similar to non-Indigenous people found NCRMD. Further research is required to determine if seriously mentally ill Indigenous people who come into contact with the justice system are considered for the NCRMD defense similarly to non-Indigenous people and to explore why Indigenous individuals receive more restrictive dispositions, yet time to reoffending is similar.","PeriodicalId":14052,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forensic Mental Health","volume":"22 1","pages":"340 - 353"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47711276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prototypical Validity and Factor Structure of the French Version of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP) Model","authors":"Denis Delannoy, X. Saloppé, D. Cooke, T. Pham","doi":"10.1080/14999013.2023.2225454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2023.2225454","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14052,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forensic Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46450589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Megan Duffy, Danielle A. Lawrence, Suzanne Nicholas, R. Jenkins, V. Samuel
{"title":"An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of the Therapeutic Relationship between Service Users and Staff after Physical Restraint in a Secure Mental Health Service","authors":"Megan Duffy, Danielle A. Lawrence, Suzanne Nicholas, R. Jenkins, V. Samuel","doi":"10.1080/14999013.2023.2223178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2023.2223178","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14052,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forensic Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48538445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. L. Davies, Andrew Watt, Ruth Bagshaw, C. Hill, Heidi Seage
{"title":"Weight Gain is Not Associated with Antipsychotic Medication, Sociodemographic Factors, or Diagnosis in a Welsh Secure Mental Health Unit","authors":"J. L. Davies, Andrew Watt, Ruth Bagshaw, C. Hill, Heidi Seage","doi":"10.1080/14999013.2023.2218287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2023.2218287","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14052,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forensic Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43228114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peter Andersson, Agnes von Schreeb, Linnea Johansson, Knut Sturidsson, Dan Wetterborg, K. Sorjonen
{"title":"Changes in Body Mass Index During Mandatory Forensic Psychiatric Care: Findings from a Long-Term (2009–2020) Cohort Study Based on Swedish Registry Data","authors":"Peter Andersson, Agnes von Schreeb, Linnea Johansson, Knut Sturidsson, Dan Wetterborg, K. Sorjonen","doi":"10.1080/14999013.2023.2214381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2023.2214381","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14052,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forensic Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44804341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introducing the START:AV in Secure Youth Care: Illustration of a Structured Risk Assessment Implementation Process","authors":"Tamara L. F. De Beuf","doi":"10.1080/14999013.2023.2178557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2023.2178557","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14052,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forensic Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45871469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Hill, Ruth Bagshaw, P. Hewlett, N. Perham, J. Davies, A. Maden, Andrew Watt
{"title":"Estimating the Effects of Secure Services on Reconviction. Part 1 – Predictive Validity of the Offending Groups Reconviction Scale (OGRS-2) and Redundancy of Patient Social and Clinical Features","authors":"C. Hill, Ruth Bagshaw, P. Hewlett, N. Perham, J. Davies, A. Maden, Andrew Watt","doi":"10.1080/14999013.2023.2183529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2023.2183529","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14052,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forensic Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42005561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Hill, Ruth Bagshaw, P. Hewlett, N. Perham, J. Davies, A. Maden, A. Watt
{"title":"Estimating the Effects of Secure Services on Reconviction. Part 2 – Fewer Convictions Than Expected? Six Year Follow Up of an England and Wales Medium Secure Cohort","authors":"C. Hill, Ruth Bagshaw, P. Hewlett, N. Perham, J. Davies, A. Maden, A. Watt","doi":"10.1080/14999013.2023.2183528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2023.2183528","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14052,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forensic Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48145454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}