Inpatient forensic-psychiatric care: legal frameworks and service provision in three European countries
Laws governing the detention and treatment of mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) vary widely across Europe, yet little information is available about the features of these laws and their comparative advantages and disadvantages. The purpose of this article is to compare the legal framework governing detention in forensic psychiatric care in three European countries with long established services for MDOs, England, Germany and the Netherlands. A literature review was conducted alongside consultation with experts from each country. We found that the three countries differ in several areas, inc... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2016 |
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Elsevier
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Schlagwörter: | Forensic psychiatry / Mental health law / England / Germany / Netherlands |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27615242 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2016.02.027 |