The dangerous offender provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and their implications for psychiatric evidence in sentencing violent and sexual offenders

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 603-619

  Bickle, Andy ^a  

^a East Midlands Centre for Forensic Mental Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminal justice act; Dangerous offenders; Dangerousness; Expert witness; Psychiatric evidence; Sentencing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2003; EXPERT WITNESS; HAZARD; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LAW; LEGAL EVIDENCE; LEGAL LIABILITY; LEGAL PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 51149085676     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940801912341     Document Type: Review

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