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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1. VerfasserIn: Komen, Mieke (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2006
In: Crime, law and social change
Jahr: 2006, Band: 45, Heft: 1, Seiten: 55-69
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Asylum Seeker
Criminal Responsibility
Ethnic Minority
Juvenile Offender
Personality Assessment
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 67-69
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/s10611-006-9023-7