Implementing violence and incident reporting measures on a forensic mental health unit

The assessment of risk and prediction of violence in mental health units can play a large role in creating a safer environment for both the staff and the patients. Nurses in forensic units are in a unique position in regards to assessment of violence as they spend a great deal of time with the patients. Nurses on a forensic mental health unit scored the Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC) twice daily for 12 weeks for all patients either resident on or admitted to the unit (N?=?46). The Staff Observation Aggression Scale-Revised (SOAS-R) was used to report any adverse incidents (N?=?51). Data were examined at the both the item and scale level. Main results showed the area under the curve values of the BVC score, slide rule, and the sum of BVC and slide rule score in turn demonstrated strong predictive accuracy for inpatient aggression (0.68–0.73). Through logistic regression analyses the BVC uniquely predicted inpatient aggression but adding the slide rule did not improve prediction. Predictive accuracy was found across three diagnostic groups – dementia, psychosis and substance use disorders. These results provide further support on the predictive accuracy of the BVC for short-term violence in forensic mental health settings.     

民事判决的终局性——既判力论与民事再审制度的衡平

民事判决的终局性表示生效判决的效力.既判力论是保障民事判决终局性的诉讼终局点的理论.民事再审是和既判力法律效果相排斥的制度,动摇了民事判决的终局性.既判力与民事再审制度相衡平的支撑点是民事判决终局性的相对性.     

法律论证与裁判智慧

法律论证有效性需要依循特定语境,这决定了许多司法裁判实例中都体现出来某种直觉性反思。那么在面对普遍性原则与规范的对应时,发现例外情形表现为一种常态。例外指向的是一种关于规则与论证的可批判性与可反思性,应当给予法律人甚至当事人更多的创造力展现、创新性思维甚至直觉性反思的空间。正如关联原则要求的那样,裁判智慧的关键不仅在于裁决结论依循的原则的普遍性与抽象层次,还在于界分与借助不同原则与理念之间的关系。据此也应该确保规则对多种可能性的容纳。