RT Article
T1 A dimensional framework for the use of ASPD in SVP civil commitment
JF The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology
VO 32
IS 1
SP 155
OP 179
A1 Rokop, James
A2 DiCiro, Melinda
A2 Sreenivasan, Shoba
A2 Weinberger, Linda E.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747153877
AB The U.S. Supreme Court indicated in Kansas v. Crane that a qualifying mental disorder for Sexually Violent Predator civil commitment must differentiate between the ‘dangerous sexual offender’ and the ‘ordinary criminal recidivist,’ an issue of particular relevance when Antisocial Personality Disorder is the diagnosed condition. The DSM-5 categorical framework can be problematic in forensic contexts where the legal definition calls for a complex, layered, and nuanced approach. Dimensional schemes describe personality pathology in a flexible, individualized, and in-depth manner. In this paper we propose the expansion of DSM-5 ASPD criteria through the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders as a dimensional bridge to the SVP legal definition of a mental disorder. To that end, we first explain why a dimensional framework is plausible for the SVP definition of a mental disorder. Next, we review dimensional elements of ASPD impairments that serve to differentiate the sexually dangerous person from the ordinary criminal recidivist. Lastly, we provide a practical model that a forensic evaluator can use to determine whether to accept or reject ASPD as a viable SVP mental disorder.
K1 dimensional framework
K1 ASPD
K1 Sexually violent predator
DO 10.1080/14789949.2020.1836251