Citation

Jeandarme I, Wittouck C, Vander Laenen F, Pouls C, Heimans H, Oei TI, Bogaerts S. Int. J. Law Psychiatry 2017; 51: 54-61.

Affiliation

Tilburg University, Warandelaan 2, 5037 AB Tilburg, The Netherlands; KARID, FIVOOR, Forensic Psychiatric Center The Kijvelanden, Kijvelandsekade 1, 3172 AB Poortugaal, The Netherlands. Electronic address: S.Bogaerts@uvt.nl.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ijlp.2016.12.001

PMID

28131515

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.

Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

Forensic psychiatry; Incident; Medium security; Prosecution