Feedback on Forensic Mental Health Assessments in a Juvenile Court Clinic Certification Program

Public-sector mental health systems have set forth specialized practice competencies for forensic mental health clinicians conducting court-ordered examinations. This study examined a sample of feedback letters to clinicians who submitted mid-training and final reports for review as part of the requirements for certification as a juvenile court clinician. The most common feedback points were insufficient/irrelevant historical data, problems with clarity/organization of the report, problems with interview/mental status examination, and problems with competency to stand trial data/opinions. Clinicians had fewer deficiencies in their final report compared to their mid-training report, supporting the perspective that forensic training and supervision is associated with better quality reports.     

A Profile of Violent Offenders in Spanish Prisons

In Europe, it is relatively uncommon to find studies that investigate the criminal profiles of violent offenders, especially infrequent are those that pay special attention to offenders’ mental health/substance use disorders and histories of violence during childhood. The current research explores whether inmates who are incarcerated for violent offenses (n = 536) in Spain are different in terms of the aforementioned factors as compared to inmates incarcerated for non-violent offenses (n = 536). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that violent offenders, as compared to their non-violent counterparts, were more likely to be younger, younger at the time of their first arrest, single, use alcohol, receive treatment in prison for anxiety or schizophrenia, and report physical abuse during childhood.     

福建在押未成年犯健康状况及影响因素分析

以福建省未成年管教所14~16周岁在押未成年犯为研究对象,通过文献资料法、访谈法、问卷调查法、统计法等,对其身体健康状况进行分析,家庭教育的缺失是造成他们思想和行为"叛逆"的最主要原因,而家长与孩子之间的平等交流太少,没有给孩子倾诉自己心声的机会,一些孩子沉迷网络游戏、崇尚血腥暴力、甚至感染了"黄色病毒",网络上充斥的"暴力"、"色情"和"为朋友赴汤蹈火,为哥们两肋插刀"的心态在少年犯罪中尤为突出。因此,14~16周岁是一个人健康成长的关键期,如何使他们身体健康、心理健康还能具备良好的社会适应能力应该引起家长、学校、社会的高度重视。     

控审分离原则之法理探析

作为近现代国家刑事诉讼中普遍认同的一项基本原则，控审分离有其丰富内涵，诉讼公正系其核心价值，而分权制衡、人权保障、程序主体性、诉讼经济理论以及相应的心理学原理构成其理论基础。     

论失踪损害赔偿之诉的法律适用——以马航客机失踪事件切入

自然人的失踪通常都会给其近亲属造成严重的精神损害和一定的财产损害,依据我国法律现有规定及其解释,在失踪是因可归责于他人的事由所致时,失踪者近亲属应独立享有对相关责任人的损害赔偿请求权。肯定此类损害赔偿请求权,不仅符合分配正义原则,而且能更好地实现权益保护与行为自由的平衡。在单纯的失踪损害赔偿之诉中,失踪者近亲属可以请求赔偿精神损害、寻亲费用和扶养费损失等,在失踪者已被宣告死亡时,还可请求死亡赔偿金。     

交通事故脑外伤所致精神障碍伤残评定有关问题

在交通事故受伤人员脑外伤所致精神障碍伤残评定中,由于《道路交通事故受伤人员伤残评定》中涉及精神伤残评定条款内容可操作性差,精神伤残评定客观检查及量化指标较少,导致评定意见不一致,给交通事故理赔带来困难。在此就精神伤残评定技术操作中的有关问题提出一些经验性观点。     

论我国社区矫正回避制度的构建

刑事诉讼中的回避制度是确保刑事案件得到公正处理的程序设置。建立社区矫正行刑中的回避制度,使得在社区中服刑的矫正对象能够得到公正、公平的刑罚惩罚,受到公正、公平的处遇,这也是程序公正的必然内容。针对矫正对象与社区行刑执法人员以及矫正社会工作者之间的特殊关系而实行回避,是保护矫正对象合法权益的重要举措,也是社区矫正行刑制度完善的内在要求。     

监狱人民警察警衔晋升培训课程《团体心理矫治》的设计

罪把心理矫治作为改造罪犯的第四大手段，在提高罪犯改造质量和服务监管安全中发挥着很大作用。这种方法既是开展罪犯心理健康教育的基础，也是预防罪犯心理疾病发生、对罪犯进行心理咨询与矫治、心理危机干预的有效途径和手段。对监狱人民警察警衔晋升培训课程《团体心理矫治》的设计，应围绕团体心理矫治的意义及作用，团体心理矫治的相关知识，着重讲解组织团体心理矫治的方法，使受训学员能运用具体方法对罪犯进行团体心理矫治。