Difficulties of cultural diversity: an exploratory study into forensic psychiatric reporting on serious juvenile offenders in the Netherlands

This paper discusses psychiatrists' assessments of the personalities of ethnic minority and ethnically Dutch juvenile offenders. Psychiatric reports and recommendations help courts determine the type and duration of sanctions. Psychiatrists are involved in almost all cases of serious juvenile c...

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Main Author: Komen, Mieke (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2006, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 55-69
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Asylum Seeker
Criminal Responsibility
Ethnic Minority
Juvenile Offender
Personality Assessment
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Summary:This paper discusses psychiatrists' assessments of the personalities of ethnic minority and ethnically Dutch juvenile offenders. Psychiatric reports and recommendations help courts determine the type and duration of sanctions. Psychiatrists are involved in almost all cases of serious juvenile crime, because under Dutch law, determining criminal responsibility is a matter for psychiatrists. The courts usually follow the recommendations of forensic psychiatrists when giving judgment and sentencing juvenile offenders.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 67-69
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/s10611-006-9023-7