Overview

This edited collection provides an interdisciplinary and cross-national perspective on safeguarding the quality of forensic assessment in sentencing offenders. Taking an in-depth look at seven different Western countries, each chapter provides an overview of the role of assessment in sentencing offenders, as well as a focus on formal ways in which the respective country’s legal system and disciplinary associations protect the quality of forensic assessment. Each chapter explores how to assure better decision making in individual cases based on assessments of psycholegal concepts such as mental disorder/insanity, criminal responsibility and dangerousness. Combining the perspectives of lawyers, legal scholars, and clinicians working in the field, this book is essential for those working in and with forensic assessment. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

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Author:   Michiel Van der Wolf
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9781138577640

ISBN 10:   1138577642
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   30 September 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction Michiel van der Wolf 2. Contemplations and discussions on the quality of forensic assessment in sentencing: Puzzling pieces for decision-makers Michiel van der Wolf & Michiel de Vries-Robbé 3. An English perspective Adrian Grounds & Nicola Padfield 4. An American perspective Christopher King, Lauren Grove, Brooke Stettler & Sharon Kelley 5. A Canadian perspective Michelle S. Lawrence & David W. Morgan 6. An Australian perspective Jamie Walvisch & Andrew Carroll 7. A German perspective Johannes Kaspar & Susanne Stübner 8. A Swedish perspective Tova Bennet, Malin Hildebrand Karlén & Lena Wahlberg 9. A Dutch perspective Michiel van der Wolf, Hjalmar van Marle & Sabine Roza 10. Comparative analysis Michiel van der Wolf

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Michiel van der Wolf is a professor of Forensic Psychiatry at Leiden University and associate professor in Criminal Law at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

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