监禁正在失败:精神病学可以帮助
1Swinburne University of Technology, Alphington, Australia.
BJPsych bulletin
|March 11, 2024
概括
监禁是昂贵的,在处理犯罪行为方面是无效的.
科学领域:
- 法医精神病学 法医精神病学
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 监禁是一个巨大的财务负担,对重复犯罪的影响有限.
- 相当大比例的监狱人口表现出可诊断的精神疾病.
研究的目的:
- 探索精神病学对改善刑事司法系统的潜在贡献.
- 检查精神病学专业知识如何降低重犯率.
主要方法:
- 审查有关监禁和心理健康的现有证据.
- 在罪犯康复中对精神病学技能的概念分析.
- 讨论在监狱中进行精神病学干预的挑战和服务模式.
主要成果:
- 精神病学干预可以解决犯罪的潜在驱动因素.
- 核心精神病学技能对于降低重犯风险是有价值的.
- 在惩戒设施中实施精神病医疗服务面临着挑战.
结论:
- 精神病学提供了一种有希望的方法来缓解监狱系统的失败.
- 整合精神病治疗可以减少重犯和改善社会结果.
- 进一步发展精神病医疗服务模式对于有效的犯罪者管理至关重要.
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