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| Titel: |
Assessing fitness to plead in Scotland's learning disabled |
| Auteur: |
Brewster, Eleanor Willox, Elizabeth G. Haut, Fabian |
| Verschenen in: |
The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 19 (2008) nr. 4 pagina's 597-602 |
| Jaar: |
2008-12 |
| Inhoud: |
The authors reviewed 139 pre-trial psychiatric court reports from learning disability services within Scotland to consider the appropriate application of case law in determining fitness to plead. Of the reports in the sample, 40% correctly applied the test. Fitness to plead was not discussed at all in 9.3%. Almost 8% of the sample were assessed as unfit to plead, with all of this sub-group having had both criteria considered to determine their fitness to plead. This sub-group all had a mild or moderate learning disability with only one dual diagnosis. This would seem to indicate that evidence of a learning disability is in itself sufficient to require consideration of the accused's fitness to plead as directed by Scottish case law. |
| Uitgever: |
Routledge |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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