谁会被转移到治疗中? 一项针对患有精神病的被告的研究
Christel Macdonald1, Don Weatherburn1, Tony Butler2
1National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
概括
在新南威尔士州法庭上,如果他们的精神障碍是物质诱导的,那么患有精神病的个人不太可能被转移. 严重或暴力犯罪意外增加了精神疾病患者转移的可能性.
科学领域:
- 法医精神病学 法医精神病学
- 心理健康法 心理健康法
- 刑事司法研究 刑事司法研究
背景情况:
- 心理健康转移计划旨在将患有精神疾病的个人从刑事司法系统中转移.
- 了解影响转移的因素对于公平应用这些计划至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在新南威尔士州地方法院诊断出患有精神病的个人中,确定与精神健康转移相关的因素.
- 分析诊断类型,犯罪特征和人口统计学对转移决策的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用了后勤回归分析.
- 研究了7283名被诊断患有精神病的人群.
- 检查了包括诊断,犯罪严重性,暴力,犯罪史,年龄,性别和土著身份在内的因素.
主要成果:
- 与情感精神病或精神分裂症相比,物质诱导的精神病与更低的转移率有关.
- 与预期相反,暴力或严重的罪行与精神疾病患者的转移率更高相关.
- 在调整后,土著地位,年龄,性别和犯罪史并没有显著改变这些转移模式.
结论:
- 对于精神病患者来说,转移决策是复杂的,并且受到诊断之外的因素的影响,包括罪行的严重程度.
- 建议扩大全州社区和法院联络服务和提供法律代表.
- 需要进一步的研究来了解精神病原住民被告转移率较低的原因.
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