RT Article
T1 Legal issues and expertise in forensic psychiatry
JF Seminars in forensic psychiatry
SP 119
OP 140
A1 Brown, Penelope
A2 Latham, Richard
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/191874310X
AB Psychiatrists, alongside other medical experts, have a role in applying clinical and scientific expertise in legal contexts. The courts use expert evidence when dealing with matters outside the knowledge of the layperson, in particular the judge and jury. Forensic psychiatry training has a particular focus on the care and treatment of offenders with mental disorder. Forensic psychiatry practitioners are expected to have not only specialised knowledge of mental disorder but also detailed knowledge of the relevant legal issues and justice systems. It is crucial that psychiatrists acting as expert witnesses understand the nature of the legal issues in order to function competently at court. This chapter outlines the role of the psychiatrist as an expert witness and summarises legal issues on which forensic psychiatrists are asked to comment in criminal settings, namely fitness to plead, mental health defences and sentencing.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 139-140
SN 9781911623816
K1 Legal issues
K1 Expert Witness
K1 Not guilty by reason of insanity
K1 Fitness to stand trial
K1 Courts