PSYCH 3CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Schizophrenia, Psychopathy Checklist, Risk Management

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Lecture 10: fitness to stand trial and risk of violence. If, after it is determined you are unfit, you become better and fit must return to court to stand the trial (if case is still open) Only medical practitioners can conduct fitness assessments. Training or experience in psychiatry or psychology is not a requirement. 86% agreements between fit-r and other valid assessments. No false negatives (nobody falsely deemed okay to stand trial, when really they are not fit) Towards end of sentenced, deemed mentally unfit and a possibility of reoffending. Never assessed his mental state or risk of violence, just kept him in custody in hospital ( being treated ) Kept there longer than his prison sentence. Supreme court ruled in his favor: you cannot be kept hospitalized longer than your prison sentence without medical assessments. 1000 prisoners (same situation) moved to low security prisons after this was decided. Over next 5 years, 50% of prisoners released.

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