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DOI:
10.1177/0284185175016s34510
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发表时间:
1940-05
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影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
Štěpán Podzimek;Univerzita Pardubice
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作者:
Štěpán Podzimek;Univerzita Pardubice
Introduction The custodial measure ‘institutional placement order’ (Plaatsing in een Inrichting voor Jeugdigen; PIJ measure) will be administered by the court if for a crime a precautionary detention is warranted, if the general safety of individuals or materials requires such a measure, and if the measure is in the best interest of the future development of the youth involved. Upon considering the administration of the PIJ measure, it is important to take into account whether or not the measure will be necessary for a proper treatment or beneficial to the upbringing of the youth, and whether there is a high risk of recidivism in criminal behaviour. The court is required to obtain advice from at least two forensic experts (psychiatrist and psychologist) who have made a pre-trial forensic mental health evaluation (‘pro Justitia’ evaluation) of the youth. The resulting report needs to lend support to the decision of the court and will be a starting or reference point for treatment. The quality of the pro justitia report has been criticized: sometimes for the long time it may take before it is on hand and sometimes for the questionable applicability of the report’s conclusion (Ministerie van Justitie, 2006; RSJ, 2006; PvdA, 2006; Volf, 2006). In many cases it remains unclear whether sufficient alternatives for a PIJ measure recommendation have been considered by the expert and sometimes inappropriate treatments are advised (Duits, 2006). Duits et al (2005) showed that in a considerable number of cases the assessment of risk of recidivism was based on clinical judgement rather than on a validated instrument and was presented without sufficient corroboration in the report Furthermore, from 2001 till 2005 the number of PIJ recommendations and convictions seems to be fluctuating. It is unclear why: Is this necessary or warranted? Is it caused by a shift in vision held by the judiciary or motivated by other factors? The three formal or legal grounds for the PIJ measure leave ample room for differences in interpretation and it could be that PIJ measures are more frequently administered because alternative measures are lacking or overseen, such as a custodial measure for adults (TBS) or juvenile detention for untreatable cases. Research in the arrondissement of The Hague revealed a relative diminished concordance between the recommended measure and the eventual conviction when the recommendation was a conditional PIJ measure (Ten Berge & Duits, 2008). In addition, it is unknown how frequently a conditional PIJ measures is transformed into an unconditional PIJ measure and little is known about how well interventions are carried out in case of a conditional PIJ measure. It is therefore that this research is aimed on the role of the pro justitia report in the recommendation, sentencing and execution of the unconditional and conditional PIJ-measure. A clear view is needed regarding the quality and usefulness of the pro Justitia report as well as the quality of the advice or recommendation therein. This study aims to do so.