Jeandarme I, Wittouck C, Vander Laenen F, Pouls C, Heimans H, Oei TI, Bogaerts S. Critical incidents and judicial response during medium security treatment.
Int J Law Psychiatry 2017;
51:54-61. [PMID:
28131515 DOI:
10.1016/j.ijlp.2016.12.001]
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Abstract
This study examined inpatient incidents in three Flemish forensic medium security units and analyzed the subsequent judicial reactions to these incidents. During medium security treatment, incidents were reported for more than half of the participants. The most frequently registered incidents were non-violent in nature, such as absconding and treatment non-compliance. The base rate for physically violent incidents was low. Although crime-related incidents during medium security treatment were rarely prosecuted and adjudicated, the base rate of revocation - and hence drop-out from treatment - as a result of these incidents was high.
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