Naslov
Psychopaths – A “Tough Nut” of Forensic Psychiatry Practice in the Republic of Croatia

Autori
Šendula Jengić, Vesna ; Grozdanić, Velinka ; Hodak, Jelena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Psychopathy: Its Uses, Validity and Status

Urednik/ci
Malatesti, Luca ; McMillan, Luca ; Šustar, Predrag

Izdavač
Springer

Grad
Cham

Godina
2021

Raspon stranica
59-78

ISBN
978-3-030-82454-9

ISSN
2211-1948

Ključne riječi
Psychopathy ; Antisocial personality disorder ; Mental capacity ; Criminal responsibility ; Expert witness ; Criminal code ; Forensic psychiatry

Sažetak
Currently in the Republic of Croatia, in the clinical context, the term “psychopathy” is used according to the International Classification of Diseases 10th revision. In the legal context, it falls under the Criminal Code category of “some other serious mental disturbance”. The chapter describes the historical and the current legal context related to psychopathic and other mentally disturbed perpetrators in the Republic of Croatia as well as the position and the difficult task of the psychiatric expert witness in legal proceedings. It also presents a case-law research on the Supreme Court final judgments in criminal proceedings dealing with psychopathic perpetrators of serious criminal offences, namely murder and aggravated murder, and describes the cooperation of legal authorities and psychiatrists in such proceedings, and give examples of reasonings of final judgements. In conclusion, the authors emphasize the need to appreciate the fact that our knowledge about psychopathy is still wanting. Awareness of these limitations should render us more careful when it comes to diagnostic assessment of these persons, as well as their penal and/or medical management.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

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